National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission Legal Aid Centre (NGLHRC)

Founded in 2012 by a group of LGBTIQ Kenyan lawyers, the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission Legal Aid Centre (NGLHRC) aims at promoting and protecting the equality and inclusion of LGBTIQ individuals and communities in Kenya and advance their meaningful participation in society. The NGLHRC has been key in responding to torture in Kenya by providing a coordinated national legal aid response mechanism for LGBTIQ community across the country. Its main activities include legal aid, strategic litigation, public advocacy and training and civic education on the rights and needs of sexual and gender minorities in Kenya.