Who we are
Global Justice Kenya grew from a sustained effort to close the distance between rights recognised in law and remedies accessible in practice.
The origin
Global Justice Kenya was created in response to a recurring reality: prevention, rescue, humanitarian assistance and criminal prosecution are indispensable, but they do not always enable survivors to obtain full and effective remedies.
GJK was established to strengthen access to compensation, restitution, rehabilitation, legal recognition and institutional accountability—and to connect rigorous documentation with legal pathways capable of producing tangible outcomes.
How we evolved
GJK’s founders and members of its leadership built more than a decade of practical experience through Global Justice Group and other legal partnerships. Their work included documenting the experiences of survivors and victims’ families affected by the 1998 United States Embassy attacks in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam and supporting pathways to legal representation and civil compensation.
Global Justice Kenya was formally established in 2024 to address a persistent justice gap: survivors of serious human rights violations may receive protection or assistance yet remain unable to obtain compensation, restitution, rehabilitation, legal recognition or meaningful accountability.
Experience showed that individual cases often reveal wider failures in law, evidence, coordination, affordability and enforcement. GJK therefore developed an integrated model connecting survivor-centred documentation and legal support with strategic litigation, research, institutional strengthening, practical tools and policy engagement.
GJK now applies this access-to-justice model to trafficking, modern slavery, severe labour exploitation and other grave violations, with a particular focus on migrant workers, women migrant domestic workers, cross-border accountability and remedies that remain accessible after return to Kenya.
Looking forward
GJK continues to combine legal innovation, survivor-centred practice, research, strategic litigation, institutional strengthening and collaboration so that rights are matched by remedies and exploitation becomes increasingly unprofitable.