Ine Van Severen

Ine Van Severen is a prominent civil rights advocate and the Civic Space Research lead at CIVICUS, an international organization dedicated to promoting civic freedoms and human rights. She has been actively involved in monitoring the state of civil society around the world and has voiced concerns regarding the systematic repression of civic engagement in countries like Kenya. Recently, she highlighted the alarming decline in civic freedoms in Kenya, particularly following violent responses to peaceful protests, emphasizing the government's strategy to silence dissent and criminalize civic activism.