Nairobi, 24 April 2024: Amnesty International Kenya receives with shock and sadness the news that Benna “Mama Victor” Buluma and at least two members of her family have died in the flash floods being experienced in Nairobi. Mama Victor’s courageous spirit and unwavering dedication to seeking...

Wednesday, 24th April 2024. Today, the Missing Voices Coalition launches its 2023 Annual Report. This is the fourth report and a great milestone for the Coalition. The theme of the 2023 report is “End Police Impunity.” The launch coincides with another public statement made the by President of the...

The Amnesty International family salute the courage of human rights defenders in Kisumu County. We are thrilled to be able to support the re-opening of the Nyando Social Justice Centre this morning.

29th February 2024, Nairobi: Amnesty International Kenya strongly condemns the reprehensible act of violence against Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Union (KMPDU) Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah during a peaceful protest in Nairobi this afternoon. We express our deep concern over the...

Nairobi, 26th January 2024: Amnesty International Kenya strongly condemns the profiling, torture and killing of women and any other individual based on their identity. Over 10 cases of femicide have been reported across the country since 1 January 2024. That is, every second day, a woman has been...

Nairobi, 1 December 2023: Amnesty International Kenya urges the Government of Kenya to intensify multi-sectoral humanitarian efforts despite reduced rains in northeastern and southeastern counties. With over 136,035 displaced, 27,205 households and 120 dead, and the peak of the El Nino rains yet to...

Nairobi, 30th November 2023: Two weeks before the 60th anniversary of Kenyan independence and 75 years after the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, Amnesty International Kenya and Tribeless Youth commissioned InfoTrak Research Consulting to conduct an identity-based poll to shed light on the...

Nairobi, 24 October 2023 -Amnesty International Kenya condemns the Sunday, 22 October 2023 acts by the National Police Service, disruption and subsequent arrest of individuals gathered in support of Palestine and occupied territories. Banning demonstrations, including those held in support of...

Israeli security forces and Palestinian armed groups must make every effort to protect the lives of civilians in today’s outbreak of fighting in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, said Amnesty International amid a mounting civilian death toll. Today’s escalation in violence began with...

Authorities across the world are increasingly resorting to unlawful use of force and repressive legislation to crush protests, Amnesty International said today, as it launched an interactive digital map that exposes the shocking rise in the repression of protesters by states across the globe. The...

Nairobi 4 August 2023, Amnesty International Kenya, Kenya Medical Association, and the Law Society of Kenya are deeply concerned over the cases of police use of excess force in Kisumu and Kisii Counties during the Azimio la Umoja anti-government protests.  We are deeply concerned to note that...

Nairobi, 19 July 2023, 1 pm: With para-military police officers and armoured water cannon trucks already patrolling and engaging protestors across several towns and neighbourhoods, Amnesty International Kenya reminds the Government of Kenya and the Police leadership that they are legally bound by...