Ann Njogu

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Ann Njogu (* 20th century in Kenya ) is a Kenyan women's rights activist . In 2010 she was director of the Center for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW), which documented sexual and gender-based violence after the Kenyan parliamentary elections in December 2007 , among other things . She was also the writer and lobbyist of the Kenyan Sexual Offenses Act , which came into force in 2006.

Life

In addition to her work on sexual and gender-based violence, Njogu was co-chair of the Multisectoral Committee on Constitutional Reform, co-chair of the Joint Constitutional Reform Dialogue Forum and Bomas delegate to the National Constitutional Reform Conference. In 2007, she was attacked and arrested by the state security forces for demanding that MPs check her salaries, which were very high despite the poverty in Kenya. She and the others arrested submitted a constitutional reference popularly known as "Ann Njogu and Others Against the State" which managed to limit the time a Kenyan citizen could be held in custody to 24 hours . In 2008 she co-hosted the Civil Society Congress, which campaigned for policy improvements after the violence that followed the Kenyan elections in December 2007.

In 2008 she was beaten and sexually assaulted by police when she and others were arrested on suspicion that corruption may have occurred in the sale of the Grand Regency Hotel .

In 2012, she and her son were charged with assaulting their father, but were acquitted in 2013.

Awards and honors

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Janet Walsh, ContributorDeputy Director, Women's Rights Division, Human Rights Watch: Courage, and Heart, on Behalf of Kenya's Women. In: huffpost.com. HuffPost, 2010, accessed February 19, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Wayback Machine. (PDF) In: ac.za. web.archive.org, 2018, archived from the original on May 17, 2018 ; accessed on February 19, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Amip News (info@afroimagetv.org): AMIP News: Kenyan & Zimbabwean Amongst International Women of Courage Award Recepients. In: blogspot.com. 2010, accessed February 19, 2020 .
  5. ↑ carlyn: Kenya's Ann Njogu, is a "Woman of Courage". In: mshale.com. 2010, Retrieved February 19, 2020 (American English).
  6. ^ Court rules Ann Njogu and son have no case to answer - Safari Africa Radio. In: safariafricaradio.com. web.archive.org, 2016, archived from the original on August 19, 2016 ; accessed on February 19, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Njogu, Ann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Kenyan suffragette
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Kenya