Keynote Address to the 2023 RESPEKT Conference, Kisumu City Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Rightfully, FREEDOM was the rally call for last year’s political party campaigns. However, little was said by most political parties about expanding reproductive health freedom. Over the three days of the Kisumu, Eldoret and Nairobi RESPEKT 2023 conferences, 3,000 girls (10-19 years)…
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] Happy new year, Happy valentine’s and hello to our members and supporters. The Amnesty Gazette is back, and we…
2nd March We, the undersigned institutions, appreciate the tremendous human rights milestone from Petition No. 16 of 2019 of the Supreme Court of Kenya, delivered on 24th February 2023. We recognize and applaud the efforts of the Judiciary to advance the constitutional and human rights principles guaranteed and that are inherent in our fundamental rights…
For how long will we allow policymakers to limit regulations and provide maximum freedoms to multinational corporations? The rights of vulnerable groups including women, children, indigenous groups and people with disabilities are often disregarded with many workers becoming victims of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, exploitation and negligence. The recent BBC documentary “Sex for Work: The…
Amnesty International Kenya opening remarks at the civil society breakfast engagement on the digitization of citizens services convened by the State Department for Immigration and Citizens Services, Ministry of Interior and Inter-Government Coordination Wednesday, February 22, 2023 President William Ruto’s World Privacy Day remarks that with the passing of the Data Protection Act (2019) Kenya…
Nairobi, 17 February 2023 Amnesty International Kenya expresses solidarity with the Chesakwa community currently seeking refuge in caves. We express our concern with your lack of security, water and sanitation following a series of forced evictions. We also stand with those recently arrested for seeking justice for your community. We call on the authorities to…
06th February, 2023 Amnesty International Kenya Executive Director Irungu Houghton says, “Amnesty International Kenya welcomes the Kenya Employment and Labour Relations court ruling that the labour rights violations case filed by former Sama Source employee and petitioner Daniel Motaung and others against Meta Platforms Inc/Facebook is justiciable under Kenya law. The bid by Meta to…
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL KENYA RESPONDS TO SWAZI SENATOR AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER THEMBA MASUKU STATEMENT Sunday, February 5, 2023: Amnesty International Kenya flatly refutes allegations that Amnesty paid Kenyans to protest against Eswatini. The brutal assassination of prominent human rights defender and respected lawyer Thulani Maseko has deeply disappointed and outraged many Kenyans and senior levels of…
FEBRUARY 3, 2023 Today we close a chapter of one of the most heinous murders in our country. The murders of lawyer and human rights defender Willie Kimani, his client Josephat Mwenda and their driver Joseph Muiruri brought to the fore the dark abyss of police criminality in Kenya. With the sentencing of the three…
By Kelvin Opere and Najma Mahat In recent times, news and media outlets have been replete with heart-breaking stories of abuse and violence against the girlchild. From the young girl in Narok who was married off at 7 years, mutilated at a young age, and taken by her husband to deliver a child at 10.…
The above-listed organisations commend the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for the swift investigations into the brutal murder of Edwin Kiprotich Chiloba. The investigations have resulted in a confession and arrest of four suspects. We laud their efforts to ensure that perpetrators of this heinous act are brought before a court of law. We call…
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] As the sun sets on a highly electoral year, we cannot resist but reflect on the highs and lows…