by The ISLA | May 19, 2022 | Press & Media, Press Release, Press Statement
For immediate release 19 May 2022 The advancement of family law to question the role of fault in divorces and the protection of parties who are cohabiting – admission as amici curiae in cases before the Kenya Supreme Court and High Court. Today was a great day for...
by Mubeen | May 10, 2022 | Press & Media, Press Release, Press Statement
MEDIA STATEMENT The ISLA: “Social Change requires holding Governments Accountable” Monday, 9 May 2022 The Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) is a feminist, Pan-African organisation that uses the law to hold States and other actors accountable for...
by The ISLA | May 4, 2022 | Press & Media, Press Release, Press Statement
Attention: editors Wednesday, 4 May 2022 There is no one definition of family in international human rights law and ‘family’ can therefore be understood as a concept with many definitions and diverse variations “Family means different things to different people, and...
by The ISLA | Mar 8, 2022 | Press & Media, Press Release, Press Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kenya – 4 March 2022 On 3 March 2022, the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Kenya and The Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (The ISLA) were admitted as joint amici in a case where the plaintiff contends that since the death of his...
by Mubeen | Apr 28, 2021 | Press & Media, Press Release, Press Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NAIROBI, KENYA, 28 April 2021 A Constitutional Petition in the Employment and Labour Relations Court seeking redress for the violation of a former employee’s constitutional rights and sexual harassment On 28 April 2021, the Centre for...
by Mubeen | Oct 7, 2020 | Press & Media, Press Release, Press Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NAIROBI, KENYA, 7 October 2020 Court case challenging the constitutional validity of Kenya’s Anti-FGM Act in court for final submissions On 8 October 2020, the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) and Kenya Legal and...
