April 20, 2009

Hon. The President, Republic of Harambee Avenue P.O. Box 30050 00100 - , Kenya Fax: +254-020-243620 Email: [email protected]

Board Dear Hon. Mwai Kibaki:

Mr. Hossam Bahgat ESCR-Net is the largest global initiative of organizations and activists working to secure Egyptian Initiative for economic, social, and cultural justice through human rights. As a network of 205 Personal Rights, Egypt organizational and individual Members from 58 different countries, we are deeply Ms. Julie Cavanaugh-Bill concerned with the deteriorating situation of human rights defenders in Kenya. We call Western Shoshone Defense Project—WSDP, on you to establish independent investigations into the killings of human rights Newe Sogobia/United advocates Mr. Oscar Kingara Kamau and Mr. George Paul Oulu, adequately punish the States perpetrators, and ensure redress for the families of the victims. Moreover, we have Ms. Shanthi Dairiam reason to believe that the lives and security of other Kenyan human rights defenders are International Women’s Rights Action Watch - now at risk. We roundly condemn all actions by the Kenyan government which foster Asia-Pacific, Malaysia the current climate of fear and intimidation, and demand that the Kenyan government

Mr. Renji George Joseph through its executive, legislative and judicial powers guarantee the protection of human Alliance for Holistic and rights defenders. In order to restore an atmosphere of calm and comply with its human Sustainable Development of Communities, India rights obligations, we exhort the government to bring to account all those bearing responsibility for the purported assassinations of human rights defenders in the country, Mr. Legborsi Saro Pyagbara as well as for all related threats, harassment, illegal detentions and assaults. Finally, we Movement for the urge the government to restore to all Kenyans the freedoms of assembly, association, Survival of the Ogoni People—MOSOP, and expression suspended since early 2008. Nigeria

Mr. Wilder Sánchez According to reports, Mr. Kingara Kamau and Mr. George Paul Oulu of the Oscar Chávez Foundation Free Legal Aid Clinic Kenya (OFFLACK), a leading Kenyan human rights Confederación Campesina del Perú— organization, were assassinated on March 5, 2009 in Central Nairobi. While in heavy CCP, Perú traffic near Nairobi University in transit to the offices of the Kenya National

Ms. Aye Aye Win Commission on Human Rights, two men reportedly approached their car at Dignity International, approximately 7:30 p.m. on the day in question, and shot Mr. Oscar Kingara Kamau and France Mr. George Paul Oulu through the window at point-blank range.

Julieta Rossi Director Troubling as this is by itself, this episode is by no means an isolated event. As well- grounded reports from the Kenya Human Rights Commission, the Kenyan National 211 East 43rd. St., Suite 906 Human Rights Commission, and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extra New York, New York Judicial Executions, Professor Philip Alston, all attest, “systematic, widespread and 10017 phone: +1 212.681.1236 fax: +1 212.681.1241

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carefully planned extrajudicial executions [are] undertaken on a regular basis by Kenyan police.” Furthermore, human rights defenders are subject to a worsening atmosphere of fear and intimidation, fostered by the repeated statements of heads of security services and other government officials linking human rights organizations to armed groups. The goal of such statements, according to reports, is to deter civil society dissent, as well as de-legitimize and vilify the critical work of human rights defenders throughout Kenya.

Rather than promoting these efforts to uphold the dignity of all Kenyans, these officials instead suggest with their statements that impunity will be enjoyed by all those who violently target human rights defenders. Indeed, the March 5 killings occurred just one day after government spokesperson, Dr. Alfred Mutua, made public allegations that OFFLACK—which had been carrying out detailed investigations of extrajudicial killings by police—was a civil society front for armed militias, accusations for which no evidence has ever been publicly released or brought in court. Dr. Mutua was reported to have then publicly claimed that the government was “going to deal with” the group. This all in a context in which the Kenyan government continues to suspend the freedoms of assembly, association and expression, further encouraging a permissive atmosphere allowing security services to allegedly harass, assault, illegally detain and even kill human rights defenders.

ESCR-Net has received reports this month that the situation is continuing to deteriorate. Several Kenyan human rights defenders have purportedly received verbal threats, been forced to move to safe houses, and have even had to flee the country in fear of their own and their family’s security.

We take very seriously the killings of Mr. Oscar Kingara Kamau and Mr. George Paul Oulu, and condemn the alleged complicity and/or participation of senior government officials in promoting the current environment of intimidation and suppression of those who protect and promote human rights. We therefore urge you to take all possible measures to fulfill your fundamental duty to protect the lives and security of human rights defenders in Kenya, and to prevent any repeat of the aforementioned tragic events. In particular, we call on you to:

• Establish a thorough and independent investigation into the killings of Mr. Oscar Kingara Kamau and Mr. George Paul Oulu in order to identify all those responsible, bring them before a civil competent and impartial tribunal, apply to them the penal sanctions provided by the law and ensure redress for families of the victims; • Put an end to any act of harassment and guarantee the physical protection of all human rights defenders and witnesses of the crimes from increased levels of risks and threats accompanying last month’s assassinations; • Establish thorough and independent investigations into the alleged threats, harassment, assault and illegal detentions of human rights defenders in order to identify all those responsible, bring them before a civil competent and impartial tribunal and apply to them the penal sanctions provided by the law; • Put forward impartial, independent internal and external accountability mechanisms for all security services, and ensure the utilization of those mechanisms to achieve individual legal accountability for all alleged human rights violations committed by members of the security services;

• Restore fully and unequivocally the freedoms of assembly, association and expression suspended since early 2008, protected under the Kenyan constitution and international and regional law.

We believe these measures will go some way toward upholding the dignity and human rights of all Kenyans, an essential precondition for protecting peoples’ lives, and in combating the structural violence of poverty and inequality which continue to threaten peoples’ livelihoods. We lastly ask that you keep us informed of all actions taken.

Sincerely,

Julieta Rossi, ESCR-Net Director On behalf of Members of the International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (listed below)

ASIA PACIFIC

1. Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Thailand, http://www.apwld.org 2. Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Hong Kong, www.ahrchk.net/index.php 3. Asian Foundation for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Thailand, www.forum-asia.org 4. Asian Institute for Human Rights (AIHR), Thailand 5. Center for Economics, Social and Cultural Rights Promotion (ESCR-PRO), Thailand 6. Education and Research Association for Consumers Malaysia (ERA Consumers), Malaysia, www.eraconsumer.org 7. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Asia (ESCR Asia), Philippines, 8. EnGendeRights Inc., Philippines, http://www.engenderights.org 9. Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education (TEBTEBBA), Philippines, www.tebtebba.org 10. Indonesian Legal Aid Society Association (Perkumpluan MBH), Indonesia, www.mbh- jatim.blogspot.com 11. International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW Asia Pacific), Malaysia, http://www.iwraw-ap.org/ 12. MINBYUN-Lawyers for a democratic society, Republic of Korea, http://minbyun.jinbo.net 13. Office of Human Rights Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand, http://humanrights- mu.org/ 14. Social and Economic Rights Action Center-Indonesia (SiDAN), Indonesia, www.satusuara.net 15. Southeast Asian Council for Food Security and Fair Trade (SEACON), Malaysia, www.seacouncil.org 16. Sustainable Development Foundation, Thailand, www.sdfthai.org

17. Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC), Thailand, www.tbbc.org 18. Zi Teng, China, http://www.ziteng.org.hk/ 19. Anna Cody, Australia, Kingsford Legal Centre 20. Carol Jane Ransley, Thailand, Human Rights Consultant 21. D.J. Ravidran, Thailand 22. David Kinley, Australia, University of Sydney 23. Ge Mingzhen, China, Shadong University 24. In-duk Ryou, Republic of Korea, National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea, www.humanrights.go.kr/ 25. Ingrid Gorre, Philippines, formerly with Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center, Inc, www.lrcksk.org 26. K'nyaw Paw, Thailand, Karen Women's Organization, www.karenwomen.org 27. Mary Jane Real, Thailand, formerly with Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development, www.apwld.org 28. Michael Lerner, Cambodia, Arbitration Council Foundation, www.arbitrationcouncil.org

CARIBBEAN & LATIN AMERICA

29. Afro-Colombian National Movement CIMARRON, Colombia, www.cimarronracismo.org 30. Asociación Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia (ACIJ), Argentina 31. Asociación Comité de Familiares de Victimas de Violaciones a los Derechos Humanos “ Marianella Garcia Villas” (CODEFAM), El Salvador, http://www.hri.ca/partners/codefam/main.cfm 32. Asociación Q’ukumatz, Guatemala 33. Fundacion Emmanuel Internacional (FEI), Dominican Republic 34. Centro de Apoyo Comunitario Trabajando Unidos (CACTUS), Mexico 35. Centro de Asesoria Laboral del Perú (CEDAL), Perú 36. Centro de Derechos Económicos y Sociales (CDES), Ecuador, www.cdes.org.ec 37. Centro de Derechos Humanos y Ambiente (CEDHA), Argentina, www.cedha.org.ar 38. Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS), Argentina, www.cels.org.ar 39. Comisión Colombiana de Juristas, Colombia, www.coljuristas.org/inicio.htm 40. Comision Mexicana de Defensa y Promocion de los Derechos Humanos, A.C. (CMDPDH), Mexico, www.cmdpdh.org 41. Comité de Emergencia de Garifuna de Honduras 42. Confederación campesina del Perú (CCP), Perú 43. Conectas Direitos Humanos, Brazil 44. The Democracy Center, Bolivia, democracyctr.org/ 45. Desarrollo, Educación y Cultura Autogestionarios Equipo Pueblo A.C., Mexico, www.equipopueblo.org.mx 46. Estudio Para La Defensa De Los Derechos De La Mujer (DEMUS), Perú, www.demus.org.pe 47. Federação dos Orgãos de Assistencia Social e Educacional (FASE), Brazil, www.fase.org.br 48. Foro Ciudadano de Participación por la Justicia y los Derechos Humanos (FOCO), Argentina

49. Frente Autentico del Trabajo (FAT), Mexico, www.fatmexico.org 50. Instituto de Estudios Legales y Sociales del Uruguay, Uruguay, www.ielsur.org 51. Instituto de Formación Femenina Integral (IFFI), Bolivia 52. Instituto Latinoamericano de Servicios Legales Alternativos (IL SA), Colombia 53. Justiça Global (JG), Brazil, www.global.org.br 54. Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragens (MAB), Brazil, www.mabnacional.org.br 55. National Union of Domestic Employees (NUDE), Trinidad and Tobago 56. Observatorio de Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas (OBDPI), Chile, www.observatorio.cl 57. Pólis – Instituto de Estudos, Formação e Assessoria em Políticas Sociais, Brazil, http://www.polis.org.br/ 58. Programa DESC, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile, www.derechoshumanos.udp.cl 59. Programa Venezolano de Educación-Acción en Derechos Humanos (PROVEA), Venezuela, www.derechos.org.ve 60. Proyecto de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales (ProDESC), Mexico, www.prodesc.org.mx 61. Terra de Direitos, Brazil, www.terradedireitos.org.br 62. Tierraviva a los Pueblos Indígenas del Chaco, Paraguay 63. Patricia Ramírez Parra, Colombia, Corporación Desarrollo y Paz del Magdalena Medio, www.opi.org.co 64. Rodrigo Bustos Bottai, Chile

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

65. Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, Palestine, www.mezan.org 66. The Democracy and Workers’ Rights Center in Palestine (DWRC), www.dwrc.org 67. Multi-Initiative on Rights: Search, Assist, Defend (MIRSAD), Lebanon, www.mirsad.org.lb 68. Egyptian Center for Housing Rights (ECHR), Egypt, www.echreg.org 69. Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), Egypt, www.eipr.org 70. Habi Center for Environmental Rights, Egypt, www.hcer.org 71. Land Center for Human Rights (LCHR), Egypt, www.lchr-eg.org 72. Habitat International Coalition-Housing & Land Rights Network (HIC-HLRN), Egypt, www.hlrn.org, www.hic-mena.org, www.hic-sarp.org 73. People’s Health Movement (PHM), Egypt, www.phmovement.org 74. Ayman Bardawil, Palestine, Al-Quds Educational Television - Institute of Modern Media, www.tv.alquds.edu

SOUTH ASIA

75. Alliance for Holistic and Sustainable Development of Communities (AHSDC), India 76. Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Organization (CHRI), India, www.humanrightsinitiative.org 77. International Women and Mining Network (RIMM) India, www.rimmrights.org 78. Mahila Sarvangeen Utkarsh Mandal (MASUM), India, http://masum-india.org/

79. mines, minerals & PEOPLE (mm&P), India, www.mmpindia.org, www.minesandcommunities.org 80. Programme on Women's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (PWESCR), India, www.pwescr.org 81. Samata, India, www.samataindia.org 82. Socio Legal Information Centre, India 83. Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum, Pakistan, www.pff.org.pk 84. Dolamohan Singhbabu, India, Friends' Association for Rural Reconstruction, www.farrorissa.net 85. Ganesh Devi, India, Bhasha Research and Publication Centre 86. Raju Prasad Chapagai, Nepal, Pro Public, www.propublic.org

SUB-SAHARN AFRICA

87. Actionaid International, South Africa www.actionaid.org 88. Action Contre l’Impunite Pour Les Droits Humains (ACIDH), Democratic Republic of Congo 89. Action for Social Rights (AfSOR), Sierra Leone (formerly Youth Movement for Peace and People’s Rights) 90. African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS), The Gambia, www.acdhrs.org 91. Aliança para Promoçao do Desenvilmento da Comunidade de Hoji Ya Henda, Angola 92. Association Africaine de Défense des Droits de l’Homme, representation du Katanga (ASADHO/Katanga), Democratic Republic of Congo 93. Association of Environmental Lawyers of Liberia (Green Advocates), Liberia, www.greenadvocates.org 94. BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights (BAOBAB), Nigeria, www.baobabwomen.org 95. Butere Focused Women in Development (BUFOWODE), Kenya, 96. Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), South Africa, http://www.law.wits.ac.za/cals/ 97. Centre for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Hakijamii), Kenya 98. Centre d'Information Juridique/Femme Justice Aide (CIJG/FJA), Republic of Guinee 99. Center for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE), Kenya, www.cemiride.info 100. Collectif des Femmes du Mali (Le COFEM), Mali, www.cofemali.org 101. Community Law Centre (University of the Western Cape, South Africa), South Africa, www.communitylawcentre.org.za 102. Eastern Africa Coalition for ESCR (EACOR), Kenya, www.eacor.org/ 103. Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA Kenya), Kenya 104. Femmes Cote d’Ivore Experience (FCIEX), Cote d’Ivoire 105. Foundation for Human Rights and Democracy (FOHRD), Liberia 106. Human & Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), Nigeria, www.hedagenda.kabissa.org 107. Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), South Africa, www.idasa.org.za 108. International Centre for Reproductive Health and Sexual Rights (INCRESE), Nigeria, www.increse-increse.org 109. Karimojong Community Child Welfare Initiative (KACOCI), Uganda, 110. Kebetkache Women Development & Resource Centre, Nigeria

111. The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), Kenya, www.khrc.or.ke 112. Kenya Land Alliance (KLA), Kenya, www.kenyalandalliance.or.ke 113. Kituo Cha Sheria (Center for Legal Empowerment), Kenya, http://kituochasheria.or.ke/ 114. Labour, Health and Human Rights Development Center (LHAHRDEV), Nigeria 115. Legal Resources Centre (LRC), South Africa, www.lrc.org.za 116. Legal Resources Centre Organization (LRC), Ghana, http://matrix.msu.edu/~numbuo/lrc/index.html 117. Masimanyane Women Support Center, South Africa, 118. Mazingira Institute, Kenya, www.mazinst.org 119. Minority Rights Group International (MRGI), Uganda, www.minorityrights.org 120. Mouvement pour le Progres de Roche Bois (MPRB), Mauritius 121. Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Nigeria, www.mosop.net 122. Nairobi Peoples Settlements Network (NPSN), Kenya, 123. Network Movement for Justice and Development (NMJD), Sierra Leone, www.nmjd.org 124. Ogiek Peoples Development Program (OPDP), Kenya 125. People Against Injustice (PAIN), The Gambia, www.paingambia.org 126. Rencontre pour la Paix et les Droits De L'homme – (RDPH), Congo-Brazzaville 127. Shelter Forum (SF), Kenya, 128. Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC), Nigeria, www.serac.org 129. Socio-Economic Rights Foundation (SRF), Kenya, 130. Socio Economic Rights Initiative (formerly Shelter Rights Initiative (SERI), Nigeria, www.privatisation-ngcso.org 131. Sœurs Unies à l’œuvre (SUO), Benin, www.swbenin.ca.tc 132. South Africa Human Rights Non-Governmental Organization Network, Tanzania Chapter, (SAHRiNGON-TZ) Tanzania, www.sahringon-tz.org 133. Stakeholder Democracy Network, Nigeria, http://www.stakeholderdemocracy 134. Uganda Environmental Education Foundation (UEEF), Uganda 135. Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF)-Ghana, www.wildafghana.org 136. Yiaku Peoples Association, Kenya, www.yiaku.org 137. Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association, Zimbabwe 138. Abdoul Aziz NIANG, Maurtania, Association Nationale pour l'appui a l'initiative Feminine- la Protection Infantile et Environnementale (ANAIF-PIE) www.anaif- pie.kabissa.org/ 139. Adams Aswani, Tanzania, Concern Worldwide in Tanzania and Uganda 140. Africa Magongo, Swaziland, Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions (also Swaziland Nurses Association) 141. Danwood M Chirwa, South Africa, University of Cape Town, www.communitylawcentre.org.za 142. Deborah Ewing, South Africa, Human Rights Consultant 143. Jacques Tshibwabwa Kuditshini, Democratic Republic of Congo, University of Kinshasa 144. Pemii Benedict, Nigeria, Journalist 145. Thomas Bruno Nzumbi, Tanzania, Tanzania Council for Social Development

CANADA & UNITED STATES

146. Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), United States, www.reproductiverights.org 147. Center of Concern, United States, www.coc.org 148. Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (CERA), , www.equalityrights.org/cera 149. Center on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), United States of America, www.cohre.org 150. Charter Committee on Poverty Issues (CCPI), Canada, www.equalityrights.org/ccpi 151. Corporate Accountability International, United States, www.stopcorporateabuse.org 152. EarthRights International (ERI), United States, www.earthrights.org 153. Global Action on Aging, United States, www.globalaging.org 154. Harvard Project on Disability (HPOD), United States of America, www.hpod.org 155. Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, United States, www.heartlandalliance.org 156. Human Rights Tech, United States, www.humanrightstech.org 157. Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), United States, www.ijdh.org 158. International Human Rights Internship Program (IHRIP), United States, www.iie.org/ihrip 159. The Jus Semper Global Alliance (TJSGA), United States, www.jussemper.org 160. Media Mobilizing Project (MMP), United States of America, www.mediamobilizing.org 161. National Economic and Social Rights Initiative, (NESRI), United States, www.nesri.org 162. People’s Movement for Human Rights Learning (PDHRE), United States, www.pdhre.org 163. Poverty Initiative, United States, http://www.povertyinitiative.org/ 164. Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, (EGI), United States, www.realizingrights.org 165. Social Rights Advocacy Centre (SRAC), Canada, www.socialrights.ca 166. Western ShoShone Defense Project (WSDP), Neve Sogobia, www.wsdp.org 167. WITNESS, United States, www.witness.org 168. Women's Economic Agenda Project (WEAP), United States, www.weap.org 169. Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID), Canada, www.awid.org 170. Alicia Ely Yamin, United States of America, Joseph H Flom Fellow on Global health and Human Rights, Harvard Law School ; Instructor, Harvard School of Public Health 171. Alison Symington, Canada, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, www.aidslaw.ca 172. Chris Grove, United States, City University of New York – The Graduate Center and Baruch College 173. Daria Caliguire, United States, Human Rights Consultant 174. George Kent, United States, University of Hawaii, Dpt of Political Science, www2.hawaii.edu/~kent/ 175. Maureen Meyer, United States, Human Rights Consultant 176. Minar Pimple, United States/India, YUVA, www.yuvaindia.org 177. Paulina Garzon, United States, University of Columbia / Centro de Derechos Económicos y Sociales (CDES) 178. Radhika Balakrishnan, United States, Marymount Manhattan College, Economics and International Studies

179. Tyler Giannini, United States, Harvard Law School, Human Rights Program 180. Vincent Calderhead, Canada, Nova Scotia Legal Aid

EASTERN EUROPE

181. Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation, Bulgaria, www.bgrf.org 182. Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC), Bulgaria, www.bghelsinki.org 183. European Roma Rights Center (ERRC), Hungary

WESTERN EUROPE

184. 3D -> Trade - Human Rights - Equitable Economy, Switzerland, http://www.3dthree.org/ 185. Amnesty International (AI), , www.amnesty.org 186. Bretton Woods Project (BWP), United Kingdom, www.brettonwoodsproject.org 187. Center for Economic and Social Rights, Spain, www.cesr.org 188. Center on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), Switzerland, www.cohre.org 189. Dignity International, France, www.dignityinternational.org 190. Equalinrights, The Netherlands, www.equalinrights.org 191. European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN), Belgium, www.eapn.org 192. Fédération internationale des droits de l'Homme (FIDH), France, http://www.fidh.org 193. Food First Information and Action Network (FIAN), Germany, www.fidh.org 194. Front Line – The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Ireland, www.frontlinedefenders.org 195. Global Basic Income Foundation, Netherlands, www.globalincome.org 196. Interchurch Organisation for Development (ICCO), Netherlands, www.icco.nl 197. International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights (INTERIGHTS), United Kingdom, www.interights.org 198. International Commission of Jurists Organization (ICJ), Switzerland, www.icj.org 199. Institute for Agriculture and Trade policy (IATP), Switzerland, www.iatp.org 200. Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID), United Kingdom, www.raid-uk.org 201. World Organization Against Torture (OMCT), Switzerland, www.omct.org 202. Malcolm Langford, Norway, Norwegian Center for Human Rights, University of Oslo 203. Claire Mahon, Switzerland, Legal Consultant 204. Luisa Nardi, Italy, Sant'Anna School of University Studies and Doctoral Research, www.itpcm.sssup.it/ 205. Yves Lador, Switzerland, Earthjustice, www.earthjustice.com

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This letter has also been addressed to: Right Hon. , Prime Minister, Republic of Kenya, P.O. Box 30050 00100, Nairobi, Kenya, Email: [email protected] * Hon. George Saitoti, Minister for Internal Security, Harambee Avenue, P.O. Box 30510, Nairobi 00200, Kenya, Tel: +254-020-227411 *

Major General Hussein Ali, Commissioner of Police, Headquarters, Vigilance House, Harambee Avenue, P.O. Box 30083, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel: +254-020-341411/6/8, Email: [email protected], [email protected] * Hon S. Amos Wako, Attorney General, State Law Office, Harambee Avenue, P.0. Box 40112, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel.: +254-020-227461 * Hon. Martha W. Karua, E.G.H., M.P., Ministry of Justice, Haile Selassie Avenue, * P.O. Box 56057, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel.: 254-20-224029, Email: [email protected] * Chairman Ambassador of the Kenyan Public Complaints Standing Committee Mr. James Simani, and members: Ms Grace Madoka, Mr. Peter Karing’u and Ms Nafisa Abbas, and Executive Director of the Secretariat, Mr. Jean Njeri Kamau, Shell and BP House, 6th Floor, Harambee Avenue, PO Box 20414- 00200 Nairobi, Kenya, Fax: +254 020 230 2666, Email: [email protected]

CC: UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Mrs Margaret Sekaggya [email protected], Fax +41 22 917 9006 * Special Rapporteur of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, Ms Reine Alapini-Gansou: [email protected] * Permanent Mission of Kenya to the United Nations in New York, 866 UN Plaza Suite 486, New York, NY 10017, Tel 1 212 421 4741-4, Fax. 1 212 486 1985, Email: [email protected]