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Censorship and Freedom of Expression
February 1, 2018. The Kenya National Commission for Human Rights, Amnesty International, the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya, Article 19 and Katiba Institute condemn the surrounding of the Nation MediaGroup offices by police officers last night. It is credibly believed that the Kenyan authorities...
February 1, 2018
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Killings and Disappearances
MARCH 8, 2018 Today, Meru University Student leader Evans Njoroge is being laid to rest in his family home in Longonot. Sadly, this student will not graduate this year with the rest of his students. “The killing of student leader Evans Njoroge last Tuesday February 27 was a great tragedy for his...
March 8, 2018
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Justice Systems
5TH APRIL 2018 Today, the High Court of Kenya sentenced Officer Titus Ngamau Musila to 15 years for the unlawful killing of Kenneth Kinani Mwangi at the Githurai 45 bus stage, Nairobi County. The shooting to death of Mr. Kenneth Mwangi took place five years ago on 14th March 2013. ...
April 5, 2018
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Prisoners of Conscience
25th April 2018 Amnesty International expresses our deepest condolences and admiration to the family of the late Kenneth Njindo Matiba. “Amnesty considers him to be a courageous man who will be forever known as one of the Kenyans who wrestled us from the tyranny of one man, one party rule and gross...
April 25, 2018
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PRIVATIZATION OF EDUCATION IN KENYA The Intervarsity Human Rights Debate Championship 2018 (IHRD 2018) officially opened today at Strathmore University and will run for two days 30th November and 1st December. The event is expected to bring together 22 varsities reaching over 8000...
November 30, 2018