The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights formally launched its new Strategic Plan on Thursday January 28th, 2010. Alongside other prominent guests present, were the Dutch and Norwegian Ambassador to Kenya present, H.E. Laetitia van den Assum and H. E. Elisabeth Jacobsen, respectively.

On 29 September, President of the Norwegian parliament Thorbjørn Jagland was elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Now he intends to modernise what he describes as the world’s most important human rights organisation, and make it more effective.

 “I am pleased that Norway has now been elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council. Our work now begins in earnest. During the next three years we will participate actively in the Council. We will take our share of responsibility and work systematically to promote human rights,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

H.E. Ambassador Elisabeth Jacobsen opened the Media Council of Kenya’s regional seminar on media law and ethics that took place in Nairobi on 27. – 30. March, 2008. The participants were trainers of journalists from Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Norway.