Njeri Kabeberi

Njeri Kabeberi is a veteran reformer, human rights defender and advocate for civic freedoms with more than three decades of leadership in Kenya's democracy movement. As Founder & CEO of Chapter IV Institute, she continues to shape public life through institution building, championing human rights, constitutional reform and democratic participation across Kenya and Africa. Her work has received national and international recognition. In 1991, she co-founded and chaired the Release Political Prisoners pressure group, and she later served on the Board of the Kenya Human Rights Commission (1993-2006). She was a member of the Citizens' Coalition for Constitutional Change and served as Amnesty International's Development Coordinator for East and Southern Africa (1997-2004). She went on to lead the Centre for Multi-Party Democracy-Kenya as Executive Director, and in 2016 was appointed Executive Director of Greenpeace Africa. Her honours include the Democracy Ribbon from the Netherlands and the 2009 Humanity Award from the Frankfurt Chamber of Lawyers in Germany. Njeri is passionate about building democratic institutions and societies that are accountable to the people they serve. She joins the stage to share principled, first-hand insights into sustaining civic courage and persistence, from the fight for political prisoners and constitutional reform to strengthening institutions, and linking social justice, environmental justice and accountable leadership.