Regional training for AI staff members across Eastern Africa in Nairobi

In November 2014, training was given to the staff members of the newly established regional HUB of Amnesty International in Nairobi, and also included two members of Anglophone sections (Kenya and Ghana) and two staff members of the regional Hub in Dakar. In view of the situation reigning in the Horn and the East of Africa, a particular focus was on the different legal frameworks governing law enforcement on the one hand and the conduct of hostilities in situations of armed conflict on the other. The “do’s and don’ts” for Amnesty International when having direct engagement with law enforcement officials and the related challenges (e.g. in case of lack of genuine willingness of authorities to work towards better human rights compliance) were also discussed in depth.