Refugee Legal Networks

20/03/2026

Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful and peaceful Eid.
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08/01/2026

A Milestone for Refugee Legal Networks

Refugee Legal Networks – Accredited by the Law Society of Kenya. Empowering Advocates. Protecting Rights.

06/01/2026

This Christmas, we stand with refugees and asylum seekers who continue to seek safety, justice, and dignity. No one should be forgotten this season. 🎄🤍
— Refugee Legal Network (RLN)

25/12/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas 🎄
This season of hope and compassion, Refugee Legal Network stands with refugees and asylum seekers—advocating for justice, dignity, and protection for all.

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18/11/2025

New hope for Ethiopian and Eritrean Asylum Seekers as Refugee Legal Networks welcomes the ruling delivered today by the High Court of Kenya ( Petition No. E596 OF 2025), in which Justice E.C Mwita issued conservatory orders suspending the implementation of the directive dated 31st July 2025 by the Commissioner for Refugee Affairs. Download full court orders from the link: https://refugeelegalnetworks.org/court-grants-conservatory-orders-suspending-directive-on-ethiopian-eritrean-asylum-seekers/

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25/10/2025

A Citizen today is a Refugee Tomorrow.

04/10/2025

Reprieve as High Court Suspends Directive Issued by DRS suspending registration of refugees and Asylum Seekers of Eritrean and Ethiopian Nationals. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency Refugee-Led Organization Network of Kenya Department of Refugee Services - DRS, Kenya Kituo Cha Sheria-Legal Advice Centre Kenya National Commision on Human Rights Amnesty International Law Society of Kenya UNHCR KENYA

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 four other petitioners through their advocates. The petition challe...

05/08/2025

RLN recently received accreditation by The Law Society of Kenya. This is a major milestone to RLN since now we are enabled to better practice one of our core pillars on Research and Learning through Continuous Development Programs (CPDs).

The Law Society of Kenya’s Continuous Development (CPD) program is designed to ensure that advocates in Kenya stay up to date with the latest developments in law and maintain their professional competence.

We will be coming up with various training sessions throughout the year undertaken either virtually or physically. The outcomes of these trainings will be awarding of CPD points by LSK to ensure compliance by its members.

RLN recently received accreditation by The Law Society of Kenya. This is a major milestone to RLN since now it will enable them to better practice one of their core pillars on Research and Learning through Continuous Development Programs (CPDs).

13/06/2025

Remember the RLN vs Department of Refugee Services CASE NUMBER: HCCHRPET/E596/2024? On The Directive By DRS Dated 30th September, 2024 Dubbed “Notice To All Refugees And Asylum Seekers To Surrender Their Passports From The Country Of Origin?

The court has directed by Consent of the Parties, the Interim-Orders dated and issued on 29/10/2024 are extended pending the hearing and determination of the Petition.

Consequently, the Petitioners/Applicants’ Application dated 28/10/2024 is disposed of along those lines, with costs in the cause.

Attached screenshot of the recent order.

Department of Refugee Services - DRS, Kenya Amnesty International UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency Refugee-Led Organization Network of Kenya Refugee Paralegal Movement Kituo Cha Sheria-Legal Advice Centre Kenya National Commision on Human Rights Law Society of Kenya

18/04/2025

A refugee camp running on blcokchain technology. This was way back in 2018. In the end everyone's happy. Today with the new advanced technologies and more intuitive tools like FAIR, this can work well using secure Datapods.

18/04/2025

Wishing you all the love and happiness that only Easter can bring. Have a joyous celebration with your family.

13/03/2025

Following the Illegal Directive by the Deputy Camp Manager at Kakuma Refugee Camp and Kalobeyei Settlement dated 3rd March, 2025 on instructions from the Department of Refugee Services (DRS) titled RESTRICTION/CURFEW NOTICE, Refugee Legal Networks (RLN) filed a petition on 5th March, 2025 seeking to have the impugned order lifted due to its illegality.

The High Court of Kenya on 11th March, 2025 was informed by a representative of DRS that the said directive has since been withdrawn. However, the Court directed that the Department of Refugee reply to the petition attaching the purported withdrawal. The matter has since been slated for a further mention on 24th March, 2025 for further directions. We attach the two Orders herein.

Refugee Legal Networks is commited to ensuring that the rights of refugees and asylum seekers are protected at all times.
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