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Protection. Does the country protect this right for migrants in national law?

Kenya 2023

  • Groups of rights:
  • ADMISSION AND LEGAL STATUS
  • NON-DISCRIMINATION AND VULNERABILITY
  • SOCIAL RIGHTS
  • INTEGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP
  • CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS

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Kenya incompletely protects various rights, including Equal Protection and Civil and Political Life, but more completely protects related to Vulnerable Migrants, Victims, Life, Liberty, and Assembly. In the Liberty category, national law actually allows migrants to appeal the legality, conditions, and length of detention—a higher standard than some other countries. As it relates to avenues for lawful settlement for temporary or irregular migrants, Kenya also offers the chance for temporary...

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The Migrant Rights Initiative conducts cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research on the human rights of migrants and then fosters opportunities for innovative action that reshapes the way governments treat people who cross international borders. Our Migrant Rights Database (MRD) evaluates how countries protect and implement 17 categories of rights according to 65 standardized indicators, based on the Initiative’s International Migrants Bill of Rights (IMBR).

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