The Moved and The Shaken: How Forced Relocation Affects the Lives of Urban Refugee Women and Girls

Please note this report was commissioned and published under our former name, Heshima Kenya.

The Moved and The Shaken: How Forced Relocation Affects the Lives of Urban Refugee Women and Girls (2013) highlights the lived experiences of more than 50 female refugees and asylum seekers in Nairobi, emphasizing their concerns and the exploitation they will face if forced to relocate. Their voices confirm that female asylum seekers and refugees need to be protected and empowered, instead of persecuted and coerced into further displacement. The Kenyan government, along with groups charged with the protection of refugees, must move to consider how to adequately deal with Kenya’s security concerns without neglecting its vulnerable populations.