April 24 was International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace. Given the state of Planet Earth captured in Amnesty International’s World Human Rights 2026 report released on April 21, what has changed in a year, and what can be done to raise the world’s grades?
Nairobi, 21 April 2026: Amnesty International’s latest report, The State of the World’s Human Rights (2026), paints a deeply troubling picture of the human rights situation in Kenya, documenting a significant deterioration in 2025 marked by repression, inequality, and growing impunity.
“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.”
The report exposes harrowing stories of forced labour, racism, and human trafficking endured by Kenyan women working in Saudi Arabia. Based on interviews with 72 returnees, this report reveals the structural discrimination embedded in the kafala system and the severe exploitation it fosters and calls for urgent reforms to protect migrant domestic workers.
The 2025 edition of Amnesty International annual report, The State of the Worlds Human Rights, assesses national, regional and global developments across a wide range of human rights themes.
Nairobi, 27 April 2025: Amnesty International has released the 2024/25 State of the World’s Human Rights Report, documenting human rights violations and a marked shift toward authoritarian practices in 2024.[1] For Kenya, last year saw repeated attempts to infringe upon freedoms and human rights provided for in the Constitution of Kenya. These include the right to protest, freedom of expression, access to health, housing, and protection from violence among others.
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This discrimination index sought to find out whether women, youth, persons with disabilities and LGBTQ+ were accorded the same levels of protection during March-May 2024 rains in Kenya, which resulted in flooding across Kenya. During the floods, at least 290 people were killed, and at least 55,776 families were displaced.[7] However, preexisting factors influenced their discrimination. We received reports that the government, community, and other sectors discriminated against them when they were supported to mitigate the impacts of flooding.
Amnesty International’s monitoring of the global use of the death penalty recorded 1,153 known executions in 2023, an increase by 31% from 883 in 2022. However, there was a significant decrease in executing countries, from 20 in 2022 to 16 in 2023.
Benna Buluma was not killed by raging floods. The Mathare based leader was killed by the lack of dignified housing, urban planning and misgovernance. This and the recent release of the global state of human rights report must trigger us to rethink how to future proof Kenya, Africa, and the world.
The global section of the Amnesty International 2023/24: The State of the World’s Human Rights report provides a comprehensive overview of human rights trends and developments globally, providing invaluable insights into the state of human rights in the world today.