Speaker: John Imanene

Topic: ''A Refugee for Justice from a re-born Nation''

As lead investigator for the Kenyan National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), Mr. Imanene recovered information about the extra-judicial killings and forced disappearances in Kenya. Along with a corroborating report from NYU Law Professor Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Mr. Imanene's work was presented to the 11th session of the UN Human Rights Council where the Government of Kenya, represented by five cabinet ministers, acknowledged government complicity in the killings of over 500 civilians starting in 2000. As a result, the Government undertook to reform the judiciary, the police force and the entire criminal justice system. Please join us to hear this story.