Refugee Consortium of Kenya

In February, the UK and Kenya signed a Memorandum of Understanding on “collaborative border security,” reinforcing a bilateral partnership on migration that reflects Kenya’s securitised approach to migration and refugee issues, which includes the use of dozens of police stations and prisons across the country for immigration detention purposes. In contrast, Kenya’s National Commission on Human Rights joined counterparts from Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Zambia in a recent public demand for stronger protections for migrants travelling along the so-called “Southern Route,” warning of escalating rights abuses linked to increasingly enforcement-driven approaches.  […]

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