CEMIRIDE is an acronym for Centre for Minority Rights Development, a
non-governmental organization in
Kenya. CEMIRIDE is an advocacy group that works on behalf of minority and
indigenous communities in Kenya and
East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa:
Due to the historical ...
in hopes of protecting their
human rights. The Centre promotes respect for the cultural minority and exposes
human rights abuses
Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyHuman Rights Retrieved 14 August 2014 for certain standards of hum ...
in these countries as means to combat violence and promote peace.
References
Human rights organisations based in Kenya
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