Center for Health, Human Rights and Development CEHURD is a Ugandan organization founded in 2007 working on issues related to right to health. KIOS has supported the work of CEHURD since 2011. With KIOS support, CEHURD has been training journalists on health rights, initiated strategic legal cases and trained grassroots health advocates. CEHURD has a […]
Batwa and Bambuti are the indigenous Pygmy groups living in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Batwa and Bambuti are often marginalized and poor and face a lot of discrimination. When it comes to access to justice, these populations are most times very vulnerable. They have also suffered a great deal in the conflicts of eastern […]
KIOS Spring Seminar CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS Time: Tuesday, MAY 16 th 2017, at 8:15–15:45 Place: Kuntatalo, Toinen Linja 14, 00530 Helsinki Registration open until Friday 5th of May. Corporates have an essential role in making equality, human rights and sustainable development a reality. Corporate Responsibility is at the heart of Finland’s development policy […]
Beading tradition, female genital mutilation and early marriages are intertwined in Samburu communities. KIOS partner organisation Samburu Women Trust (SWT) changes perceptions towards these harmful cultural practices in Kenya. Campaigns against female genital mutilation (FGM) have been widespread in Kenya and around the world. There are various universal agreements on human rights, like The Convention […]
The founding organizations of KIOS Foundation elected new KIOS Board of Directors for the next two years. The newly elected Chair of the KIOS Board is Outi Hannula (Kepa) and Vice-Chair is Eva-Marita Rinne-Koistinen (Finn Church Aid). The Board of KIOS has the responsibility of overseeing the activities and of managing the funds of KIOS. […]
The space of civil society has been diminishing in many East African countries and defending human rights has become even life threatening in some cases. The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) has been promoting the safety and work of human rights defenders (HRDs) for over a decade. In that rather […]
