From Detention to Safety

A Step Towards Protection for Refugees

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From Detention to Safety: A Step Towards Protection for Refugees

From Detention to Safety: A Step Towards Protection for Refugees

From Detention to Safety At approximately 3:00 a.m. on Sunday August, 16th 2026, Refugee Legal Networks (RLN) witnessed the departure of refugees who had been detained in various police stations in Nairobi, following the Court’s…
High Court Reinforces Refugee Protection Through Landmark Directions

High Court Reinforces Refugee Protection Through Landmark Directions

The Refugee Legal Networks (RLN) welcomes recent directions issued by the Bungoma High Court reaffirming the importance of lawful and individualized refugee status determination for asylum seekers in Kenya. In proceedings involving several asylum seekers,…
Nairobi County Refugee Integration Strategy Coordination

Nairobi County Refugee Integration Strategy Coordination

Refugee Legal Networks (RLN), as a member of the Refugee Access to Work Inclusion  – East Africa (RAWI-EA) Coalition, participated in a stakeholder coordination meeting convened to operationalize the Nairobi County Refugee Integration and Community…
National Refugee Legal Technical Working Group Strategy Workshop

National Refugee Legal Technical Working Group Strategy Workshop

Refugee Legal Networks (RLN) participated in the National Refugee Legal Technical Working Group (NRL-TWG) Strategic Workshop held in Naivasha from 9th –12th  June 2026, bringing together government institutions, development partners, civil society organizations, academia, and…
Refugee & Asylum seekers Work Integration – East Africa (RAWI-EA)

Refugee & Asylum seekers Work Integration – East Africa (RAWI-EA)

Refugee and Asylum-seeker Working Integration – Eastern Africa (RAWI-EA) Participants reperensting the RAWI-EA Working Group What is RAWI-EA? The RAWI–EA Coalition (Refugee and Asylum-seeker Working Integration – East Africa)  is a coalition convened by Kituo…
Court Grants Conservatory Orders Suspending Directive On Ethiopian & Eritrean Asylum Seekers

Court Grants Conservatory Orders Suspending Directive On Ethiopian & Eritrean Asylum Seekers

Court Grants Conservatory Orders Suspending Directive On Ethiopian & Eritrean Asylum Seekers Refugee Legal Networks welcomes the ruling delivered today by the High Court of Kenya ( Petition No. E596 OF 2025), in which Justice…
Temporary Relief for Eritrean and Ethiopian Asylum Seekers

Temporary Relief for Eritrean and Ethiopian Asylum Seekers

PRESS STATEMENT Reprieve for Eritrean and Ethiopian Asylum Seekers Following High Court Order We acknowledge the court order issued on 2nd October 2025 in Petition No. HCCHRPET/E596 of 2025, filed by Refugee Legal Networks alongside…