Caroline Mwatha

Caroline Mwatha (1982–2019) was a Kenyan human rights activist and community organizer. Quotes "Documenting police killings in Dandora is not just about recording statistics; it is about keeping the names and humanity of our young people alive when the state tries to erase them." Dandora Social Justice Centre Community Briefing, Daily Nation, 2018. "Extrajudicial killings target working-class youth in informal settlements simply because poverty has been criminalized by law enforcement." Human Rights Defenders Forum on Police Accountability, The Standard, 2018. "Grassroots social justice centers are the front lines of human rights work in Kenya because we live alongside the families whose rights are violated every single day." Human Rights Defenders Network Briefing, The Star Kenya, 2018. "Fear cannot stop us from demanding justice for mothers whose children were dragged out of their homes and shot in the streets." Tribute to Grassroots Human Rights Activist Caroline Mwatha, Amnesty International, 2019. "When a community organizes itself into a social justice center, it sends a clear message that state impunity will no longer be met with silence." Commemorative Address on Community Activism in Nairobi, The Standard, 2019. External links Category:Human rights activists Category:women activists