Coalition On Violence Against Women- Kenya COVAW (K) is a registered non-governmental national women's human rights organization. Since it's inception in 1995 it has continued to be instrumental in placing violence against women as a crime and human rights violation whether perpetrated in private, public or in the political domain in Kenya. COVAW (K) has spearheaded the campaign toward women having the right to be free from violence, the right to self-defence and state protection.