
Press Release by GALCK and KHRC on the KNCHR Report
The Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya (GALCK) and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) commend the great work done by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) in their recently launched report on the “public inquiry into violations of sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) in Kenya”.
GALCK and KHRC are cognizant of the numerous violations that sexual and gender minorities continue to face, relating to their sexual and reproductive health rights and other human rights, on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity. We recall that all human rights are universal and inalienable and, in encouraging the realization of these rights in Kenya, GALCK and KHRC endorse the recommendations set out in the KNCHR report and further urge the Government of Kenya and non-state actors: