Few have lived a life as transformative and bold as Dr Ikaweba Muhajir Bunting (74). Ikaweba died in Arusha, Tanzania after three months of battling cancer in a Nairobi hospital. He organised some of the most significant moments in recent Pan-African history. As he is laid to rest today, what can we take from his…
As the sun sets over the bustling streets of Dakar, delegates from across the African and Middle Eastern regions gather at the Amnesty International regional forum; their voices echo a shared commitment to uphold human rights amidst myriad challenges. Against the backdrop of conflict, displacement, and authoritarianism, the forum serves as a beacon of hope,…
The world is reaping a harvest of terrifying consequences from escalating conflict and the near breakdown of international law, said Amnesty International as it launched its annual The State of the World’s Human Rights report today, delivering an assessment of human rights in 155 countries. Amnesty International also warned that the breakdown of the rule…
By Irũngũ Houghton A rare national television interview with the Police Inspector General, a Tharaka Nithi County inquest and the re-opening of a Kisumu County based social justice centre reminds us that everything that happens in Kenya remains connected in one way or the other. Following a 15th April public interest suit filed by 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.
University scholar Prof Muga K’Olale has rested. It may be difficult to imagine what life was like for university scholars four decades ago, but one thing is clear, the current intellectual freedom we enjoy today, owes much his life-long struggle for academic liberties. The 1970s and 1980s were some of the darkest periods for academic…