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LGBTIQA+ Activists in the Spotlight during Helsinki Pride Week
During Helsinki Pride Week LGBTIQA+ activists from the Global South will give their own perspectives of the situation in their…
Interview with Winnie Masai at the World Village Festival
Winnie Masai from KIOS’s partner organisation InformAction will be interviewed at the World Village Festival in Helsinki. The programme “From…
Terms of Reference for a consultancy to conduct a baseline study in Kenya
TOR for conducting a baseline survey and situation analysis on the development environment and capacity needs of grassroots based organisations…
New Board of Directors appointed
KIOS Board of Directors for the year 2023 has been appointed. Ms. Auli Starcks continues as Chair of the Board…
Statement: The KIOS Foundation stands with LGBTIQ+ activists
The KIOS Foundation stands in solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) persons across the globe. We…
The KIOS 2021 Annual Report has been published
The KIOS Annual Report 2021 shows how activists managed to continue their human rights work, even in the situation where…
The Environment and Its Defenders in Danger
Watch the recording of the conversation between Phyllis Omido and Iiris Lais from the World Village festival!
Elections in Kenya are being waited with bated breath
The elections to be held next week have already increased the amount of fake news spreading online. Kenya has often…
Love is Legal
The decriminalization of homosexuality has and would affect the position of the LGBTIQ+ community in Finland and around the world.…
How do we treat the environment as a human right?
The seminar organised by the KIOS Foundation and the Siemenpuu Foundation discussed, among other things, green colonialism, the rights of…
Seminar on Human Rights and the Environment – Environmental Defenders on the Frontline
Welcome to the international seminar organised by KIOS and the Siemenpuu Foundation on Tuesday 31.5.2022 in Helsinki and online.
Open call for grant proposals from Nepal
KIOS is opening a call for human rights grant proposals for organisations in Nepal. The focus is on gender equality,…
Phyllis Omido, the “Erin Brockovich of East Africa”, to the World Village Festival in Helsinki
The Kenyan environmental human rights defender Phyllis Omido comes to Finland for the World Village Festival in Helsinki in May.…
KIOS joins campaign calling for the UN to open its doors to NGOs
Too often authoritarian states are denying human rights organisations entry to UN debates. KIOS has joined a global campaign that…
Kenyan government plans to issue 14 000 national identity cards for the double registered
Without an identity card, it is difficult to get a formal job in Kenya, for example. An NGO called Haki…
“It is a great honor to be involved in this important work,” says the new Chair of the Board of KIOS
KIOS has a new Board for 2022. Auli Starck was appointed as the chair of the Board and Mariko Sato…
New faces at the KIOS office
KIOS warmly welcomes our new staff members Kati Ruskola, Julia Koskinen, Nora Luoma and Lotta Jokinen. Ms. Kati Ruskola started…
Human Rights Violations in Development Project in Uganda
An irrigation project to help fight poverty in Uganda has led to conflicts between the authorities and the locals. The…
KIOS Annual Report 2020 published
KIOS Annual Report 2020 shows how activists managed to continue their human rights work, even in the midst of a…
Has the Era of Human Rights Passed?
Watch the recording of Mr. Maina Kiai’s talk at the World Village Festival! Former UN Special Rapporteur Mr. Maina Kiai…
Former UN Special Rapporteur Mr. Maina Kiai at the World Village Festival
Has the Era of Human Rights Passed? Kenyan human rights defender and former UN Special Rapporteur Mr. Maina Kiai talks…
New Board of Directors appointed
KIOS Board of Directors for the year 2021 has been appointed. Ms. Nora Luoma acts as new chair of the…
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A major court victory to CJGEA and victims of lead poisoning
KIOS-supported organization CJGEA has received a significant legal victory in Kenya. The court ordered the equivalent of 10M euros in…
Dalits in Nepal amid lockdown
The national lockdown in Nepal has caused an immense downfall in people’s livelihoods. The Dalit community is one of the…
KIOS Annual Report 2019 published
The annual report for 2019 of the KIOS Foundation presents our achievements from last year. In many countries, 2019 was…
Message to our partners during coronavirus (COVID-19)
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading across the world and affecting all of us, KIOS is working to see how…
KIOS office is working remotely
KIOS has been preparing for the coronavirus outbreak in Finland by deciding to do remote work as much as possible.…
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[:en]Sorry, this entry is only available in Finnish.[:fi]Nepalilaiset siirtotyöläiset kohtaavat hyväksikäyttöä ja oikeuksien polkemista monessa maassa, Suomi mukaan lukien. Nepalilainen…
Nepalilaiset juristit siirtotyöläisten asialla
Nepalilaiset siirtotyöläiset kohtaavat hyväksikäyttöä ja oikeuksien polkemista monessa maassa, Suomi mukaan lukien. Nepalilainen People Forum levittää tietoa ja antaa oikeusapua…
Nepalilaiset juristit siirtotyöläisten asialla
Nepalilaiset siirtotyöläiset kohtaavat hyväksikäyttöä ja oikeuksien polkemista monessa maassa, Suomi mukaan lukien. Nepalilainen People Forum levittää tietoa ja antaa oikeusapua…