Jonathan Cohen, Open Society Foundations

KELIN refuses to limit itself to a single strategy, always seizing on new opportunities for innovation and impact. In addition to advocating for the most marginalized, they express a broad vision of the right to health for all Kenyans. Going beyond traditional strategic litigation, they embrace local-level dispute resolution and engagement with customary structures. Their multi-pronged approach keeps them on the cutting edge of HIV and human rights work, both locally and globally. As priorities continue to shift in the HIV response, KELIN remains as fresh and relevant a voice as ever.

Judge Edwin Cameron, Constitution Court of South Africa

It has been a pleasure and a privilege to work with KELIN and to experience the organisation's professionalism, dedication and deep sense of purpose in the continuing struggle for justice and non-discrimination in the treatment of people living with and at risk of HIV and AIDS.

Stephen Lewis, Former UN Special Envoy

KELIN is one of those deeply-principled NGOs that comes to the fore wherever abuses of human rights occur. It’s undaunted in the face of the establishment, and positively relishes a good fight in defense of social justice. KELIN is well-led, well-disciplined, well-focused, well-researched and admirably uncompromising. It employs ‘impact litigation’ with superb intellectual dexterity, and chooses its targets with creative flare. Whether it’s issues of forced sterilization, or key populations discrimination, or flawed decrees, or the vulnerability of those living with HIV, or any aspect of women’s rights, KELIN can be counted on. The organization is young and growing and profoundly impressive.

Lucia Ditiu, Executive Secretary

KELIN leads the way in protecting and promoting human rights in tuberculosis and HIV. In a space where there are few organizations calling for human rights to be an integral part of TB programming, KELIN has made the commitment to fight for the rights of people to access TB prevention, diagnosis, treatment, care and support. KELIN uses the law to achieve policy change and recently raised the issue of people who were being imprisoned in Kenya because they interrupted their TB treatment. KELIN is prioritizing an agenda that has long been left neglected by the TB community and their contribution is essential for us. KELIN is essential in strengthening capacity of many other similar organizations across the world, hence going beyond the Kenyan borders. The Stop TB Partnership is proud to work with KELIN and support this much needed work.