Nairobi, 19 May 2025: Amnesty International is shocked to read the response of the Kenyan Ambassador to Saudia Arabia Mohammed Ruwange to our 12 May 2025 report Saudi Arabia: Locked in, left out: The hidden lives of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia. The Kenyan Ambassador’s statement published on Facebook on 17 May 2025 alleges…
Ukiwa katika nchi kama Saudi Arabia, huna pesa, uko peke yako kwa hivyo huna msaada wowote… Nilikuwa nimefungiwa ndani, kutoka nje haikuruhusiwa. Sijawahi kutoka nje ya nyumba na sikuwahi kuwa na siku ya mapumziko. Hope*, ambaye alirejea Kenya baada ya kufanya kazi kama mfanyakazi wa ndani nchini Saudi Arabia Historia Saudi Arabia ni makao ya…
Wanawake wa Kenya ambao huajiriwa kufanya kazi za nyumbani Saudi Arabia hulazimika kuvumilia mazingira ya kazi ambayo ni ya kikatili na kibaguzi. Mazingira haya yanaweza kufananishwa na kazi ya kulazimishwa na ulanguzi wa watu, Amnesty International imesema katika ripoti yake. Ripoti hiyo inaangazia namna waajiri wanavyowanyanyasa wanawake hawa majumbani mwao kutokana na mitazamo ya ubaguzi…
Nairobi, 13th May 2025: Kenyan women hired as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia endure gruelling, abusive and discriminatory working conditions, which often amount to forced labour and human trafficking, Amnesty International said in a new report. The report highlights how employers subjected the women to extreme exploitation in private homes, often fuelled by racism, and…
“When you are in a country like Saudi Arabia, you have no money, you arealone so you are helpless…I was locked inside, going outside was notallowed. I never left the house and did not have a day off.” Hope, who returned to Kenya after working as a domestic worker in Saudi Arabia Background Saudi Arabia…
STATEMENT Nairobi, 12 May 2025: Federation of International Women Lawyers, The Constitution and Reform Education Consortium-Kenya, Siasa Place, Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU), Baraza Media Lab, Transparency International Kenya and Amnesty International Kenya met with His Excellency Alexander Stubb, the President of the Republic of Finland, First Lady Suzanne Innes-Stubb and Senior Officials of the Government…
The world marks the United Nations International Day of Families next Thursday 15 May. How can we ensure we all stay focussed on what ails the Kenyan family and not be hijacked by narrow agendas financed by foreigners. As the cradle of humanity, Kenya has had several million years of Indigenous family values and family-making…
Background In 2024, Kenya faced a disturbing resurgence of state-led violence, with enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings reaching alarming levels. As captured in the Missing Voices Annual Report 2024, the crackdown on peaceful protests—particularly those led by Gen Z and Millennial activists against the Finance Bill—revealed a government increasingly willing to silence dissent through unlawful…
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Nairobi, 6 May 2025: Amnesty International Kenya welcomes the High Court’s decision unequivocally declaring Worldcoin’s operations in Kenya illegal and order to delete all biometric data collected unlawfully. This judgment marks a significant milestone in the protection of data privacy and digital rights in Kenya. It affirms and sends a message to other corporate and…
Nairobi, 5 May 2025: Victims’ families, Amnesty International Kenya, Utu Wetu Trust, the International Justice Mission and the Police Reforms Working Group condemn the DPP’s dropping of charges against eight of the twelve police commanders and officers who were initially included the original charge case. Today, four police officers took plea before the High Court…
Nairobi, 3rd May 2025: The Police Reforms Working Group–Kenya (PRWG-Kenya) condemns the arrest of four independent film producers Nicholas Gichuki, Brian Adagala, Mark Karubiu, and Chris Wamae and the seizure of their equipment last night. While the four film producers have since been released on free bond, we call on the Directorate of Criminal Investigations…