Rose Roulyne Njeri Gateru

Rose Roulyne Njeri Gateru is a passionate human rights defender with over three years of experience in human rights law with a particular emphasis on matters of sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression. Rose Roulyne Njeri Gateru has worked with sexual and gender non-conforming refugees and is currently heading the legal department of the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC). In this capacity, she provides legal aid, litigation, documentation, and advocacy services to persons who have been violated on grounds of their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression. Rose holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from the Kenyatta University and is now pursuing her second degree in Gender and Development studies. Upon completion of the Washington Fellowship, she intends to further the operations of NGLHRC through setting up grassroots offices and forming partnerships with other queer groups. Njeri was one of 100 Fellows competitively selected to participate in an 8-week internship in the United States following the Mandela Washington Fellowship academic institute. She interned at Human Rights Watch in August-September 2014.