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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,…
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…
Refugee Legal Networks Gets Court Orders in Favor of Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Refugee Legal Networks Gets Court Orders in Favor of Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Refugee Legal Networks Gets Orders from The High Court of Kenya in Favor of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Click to Download the Orders Given by The High Court of Kenya Refugee Legal Networks (RLN) through…
In The Spirit of Non Refoulment

In The Spirit of Non Refoulment

What We’ve Been Up To Following our relentless quest under our legal aid program to ensure that the internationally adopted principal of non-refoulment is adhered to, our legal team with the support from well-wishers, Partners…
Kenya’s Progress in Refugee Law

Kenya’s Progress in Refugee Law

Kenya being a signatory to the various international conventions on the protection of refugees has made a significant progress but there is still more to be done.  Apart from the 1951 Refugee convention and its…