On 26 February 2009, a group of heads of diplomatic missions in Kenya (Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America) issued a joint statement welcoming the Special Rapporteur’s preliminary findings and recommendations. The full statement is available below.
On 27 February 2009, twelve Kenyan NGOs released a joint statement in support of the Special Rapporteur’s preliminary findings and recommendations, and urging the Government to take action. The NGOs were: the Independent Medico-Legal Unit, Kenya Human Rights Commission, International Commission of Jurists-Kenya Section, Africa Center for Open Governance, Release Political Prisoners Trust, Haki Focus, Law Society of Kenya, Christian Legal Education Aid and Research, Amnesty International-Kenya Section, Legal Resources Foundation, Kituo cha Sheria, and Kenyans for Peace, Truth and Justice. The full statement is available below.