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German award and Dutch ribbon for Kenyan democracy activist
On October 30 Kenyan democracy activist Njeri Kabeberi received a Human Rights Award from the Chamber of Lawyers of Frankfurt am Main. Subsequently, on November 3, she was honoured in The Netherlands, where she was awarded a 'democracy ribbon' by the mayor of The Hague.
The German award is granted annually to "individuals who have excelled in courageously defending the rights of the citizen, unmindful of possible harm and hindrance in their own professional life". The Dutch ribbon is a tribute to democracy heroes initiated this year on the occasion of the International Day of Democracy.
As programme coordinator of the Netherlands Institute for Multipart democracy (NIMD) and director of the Centre for Multiparty Democracy in Kenya (CMD-K), Njeri Kabeberi and her staff have worked with courage, vision and immense self-sacrifice to bring dialogue and reconciliation in the aftermath of the election violence that struck the country in 2008.
"We are very pleased that Njeri is receiving such international recognition for her personal commitment and professional dedication to peace, justice and democracy in Kenya", says NIMD Executive Director Roel von Meijenfeldt. “At NIMD, we are honoured and proud to support and cooperate with Ms Kabeberi and her colleagues in their relentless efforts to build a real democratic Kenya."
