{"id":132507,"date":"2024-12-11T07:48:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T07:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/state-commits-to-respect-human-rights-freedoms"},"modified":"2024-12-11T08:16:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T08:16:18","slug":"state-commits-to-respect-human-rights-freedoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/state-commits-to-respect-human-rights-freedoms","title":{"rendered":"State commits to respect human rights, freedoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Kenya is committed to guaranteeing citizens their human rights and fundamental freedoms, Government Spokesman Isaac Mwaura has said. In a statement issued to mark International Human Rights Day,<\/p>\n<p>Mwaura acknowledged challenges persist even as the country celebrates significant progress in the promotion and protection of human rights. \u201cIt is only by upholding human rights and fundamental<\/p>\n<p>freedoms that we build trust, strengthen democracy, and ensure that development benefits all Kenyans,\u201d he said. He added that the theme of this year\u2019s celebrations,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now,&#8221; affirms the urgent need to<\/p>\n<p>protect and promote the dignity and freedoms of every individual, as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Adopted 76 years ago, the UDHR lays the foundation for<\/p>\n<p>modern human rights frameworks, which guarantee fundamental rights for all including equality, justice, inclusivity, education, and healthcare. Mwaura noted that Kenya has ratified international<\/p>\n<p>conventions, among them the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and the Convention on the Rights of the<\/p>\n<p>Child (CRC). \u201cFurther, the country recently marked 20 years of the inclusion of disability rights through national legislation,\u201d he stated. He noted that Chapter Four of the Constitution of Kenya,<\/p>\n<p>2010 provides for fundamental rights and freedoms using a human rights-based<\/p>\n<p>approach. \u201cThis framework is central towards the implementation of various development blueprints, including the Kenya Vision 2030 and the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He regretted that femicide has been on the rise, with 97 women regrettably being killed in 90 days and another 150 who lost their lives in 2023. \u201cThe government condemns these acts in the strongest of<\/p>\n<p>terms and stands in solidarity with the families and friends of the departed. In collaboration with both state and non-state actors, the state is actively<\/p>\n<p>working towards addressing these challenges to ensure to all Kenyans their human rights and fundamental freedoms,\u201d he assured. He urged Kenyans to strive to uphold the rights of those most vulnerable amongst including women, children, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities and marginalised communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Kenya<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Kenya is committed to guaranteeing citizens their human rights and fundamental freedoms, Government Spokesman Isaac Mwaura has said. In a statement issued to mark International Human Rights Day, Mwaura acknowledged challenges persist even as the country celebrates significant progress in the promotion and protection of human rights. \u201cIt is only by upholding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":132506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[544],"class_list":["post-132507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-kenya"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>State commits to respect human rights, freedoms - kenya<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kenya is committed to guaranteeing citizens their human rights and fundamental freedoms, Government Spokesman Isaac Mwau ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/state-commits-to-respect-human-rights-freedoms\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"State commits to respect human rights, freedoms\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kenya is committed to guaranteeing citizens their human rights and fundamental freedoms, Government Spokesman Isaac Mwau ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/state-commits-to-respect-human-rights-freedoms\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"kenya\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-12-11T07:48:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-11T08:16:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2024\/12\/sm_1733892126.156591.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"865\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/state-commits-to-respect-human-rights-freedoms#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/state-commits-to-respect-human-rights-freedoms\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"State commits to respect human rights, freedoms\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-11T07:48:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-11T08:16:18+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/state-commits-to-respect-human-rights-freedoms\"},\"wordCount\":362,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/state-commits-to-respect-human-rights-freedoms#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2024\/12\/sm_1733892126.156591.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Kenya\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/state-commits-to-respect-human-rights-freedoms#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/state-commits-to-respect-human-rights-freedoms\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/state-commits-to-respect-human-rights-freedoms\",\"name\":\"State commits to respect human rights, freedoms - 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