Omondi, Stephen (2021) Impact of Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy on Prison Reforms: Case of Nairobi West Prison. Masters thesis, Hekima University College.
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Abstract
The study aimed at establishing the impact of civil society human rights advocacy on Kenya prisons reforms: case of Nairobi West prison, Kenya. Prisons are part of the wider public sector, and there have been efforts worldwide to reform public institutions to improve service delivery. The study employed a descriptive research design. The target population included human rights officers at Nairobi West Prison, staff, prisoners, and other Civil society human rights groups. A questionnaire and interview guide was used. In addition, data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis. The findings will benefit the government, policy makers, scholars, and all human rights activists. On advocacy actions, prisoners reported inadequate human rights advocacy while prison officers and human rights officers reported presence of adequate human rights reforms. Regarding success of advocacy actions, respondents agreed that access to visits and phone calls have been enhanced and that several measures, including the construction of more prisons and employing alternatives, have been put in place. Regarding reforms, most inmates were dissatisfied with the level of reforms while the human rights officers indicated satisfaction levels with reforms. The implication of the findings is that more advocacy on human rights and prison reforms are needed to improve the reforms and advocacy actions.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Civil Society, Human Rights Advocacy, Prison Reforms, Nairobi West Prison, Kenya Prisons |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HF Commerce |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Geoffrey Obatsa |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2022 07:15 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2022 07:15 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/9701 |
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