NEWS
South Sudanese refugee yearns for peace as country celebrates independence
https://eastleighvoice.co.ke/un%20refugee%20agency/58742/south-sudanese-refugee-yearns-for-peace-as-country
Refugee Consortium of Kenya announces partnership with Turkana County Assembly
Today, 27th February 2018, Refugee Consortium of Kenya has formalized a partnership agreement with the Turkana County Assembly. An official signing ceremony held today at the Turkana County Assembly grounds…
Refugee Consortium of Kenya (RCK) Synopsis of the Refugees Act, 2021
The Refugees Bill, 2019 was developed to respond to the current context of refugee management in the country. The proposed legislation was assented to by His excellency the President of…
Pilnet Spotlight: Refugee Consortium of Kenya
Who is the Refugee Consortium of Kenya (RCK)? RCK, also referred to as ‘Haki House’ (Right House) by refugees, is a national non-governmental organization established in 1998, to promote and…
Addressing violence against Refugee and Internally Displaced Women and Girls in Kenya:
INTERVIEW WITH SHADRACK KUYOH, PROGRAMME OFFICER AT REFUGEE CONSORTIUM OF KENYA (SOURCE: UNWOMEN): “One-woman victim of violence is one too many and one woman supported and empowered to survive and thrive…
ACSG: Asylum support and Legal Aid representation by the Refugee Consortium of Kenya
Good Practice Established in 1998, the Refugee Consortium of Kenya (RCK) is a legal aid organisation whose mission is to safeguard and protect the rights and dignity of asylum-seekers, refugees,…
NATION: How countries accept or reject Refugees
African countries have taken divergent stances on whether to host refugees from Afghanistan. Last month, Uganda and Rwanda became the first on the continent to accept fleeing Afghani refugees following…
RCK Announces New Executive Director: Barlet Colly Jaji
Dear Partners, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Barlet Colly Jaji to the post of Executive Director of Refugee Consortium of Kenya. He will be assisted by Catherine…
BLOGS
Development of Refugee law in Kenya
Introduction Development of refugee law in Kenya has been marked more by security concerns than protection considerations. Refugees have been and still are seen as a transient issue as well…
The Migration Crisis and African Asylum seekers
Europe was inundated by asylum seekers and other migrants in 2015. Seventy-eight percent of these asylum seekers were from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq, and another 11 percent were of African…