Nairobi County Governor Arthur Sakaja has announced his intention to dispose of 120 bodies currently lying at the Nairobi Funeral Home within seven days. Given the pattern of ongoing enforced disappearances and numerous mysterious deaths since the protests started in June, a business-as-usual...

Nairobi, Thursday, 25th July 2024: Amnesty International Kenya welcomes the ruling by High Court Judge Kanyi Kimondo that 11 Police Commanders and Officers have a case to answer in the case of Baby Samantha Pendo. The officers are being charged with 47 crimes against humanity, including murder,...

Nairobi, 13th July 2024. The Police Reforms Working Group Kenya (PRWG-K) and Civic Freedoms Forums (CFF) are deeply shocked and saddened by the recent discovery of at least six dismembered bodies at the Kware dumpsite near Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums in Nairobi. These dismembered bodies were found...

In a public statement issued today, Amnesty International is raising concerns about the lack of transparency regarding the establishment of human rights safeguards for the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti, that is expected to be deployed in the coming months. “It is imperative...

By Irũngũ Houghton Public reaction to the sentencing of Baby Sagini’s cousin, grandmother, and aunt this week seems muffled in contrast to the widespread horror expressed seven months ago. Seeking justice is often a long process. Distracted by our own daily challenges, we often miss the...

The right to assemble, protest and demonstrate has been in focus once again this year. Since March, the Azimio La Umoja demonstrations against the cost of living have been marred by violent clashes between protesters and law enforcement. Several human rights organisations, claim police have...

Recently, the Court of Appeal declared mandatory life imprisonment unconstitutional. The three-judge decision came from a petition by Julius Kitsao, who was convicted of defiling a four-year-old girl under Section 8 of the Sexual Offences Act. He argued that imposing a mandatory minimum sentence of...

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Four young men, between the ages of 15 and 26, were rounded up on May 23, 2023 by a chief and an assistant chief as well as members of the Nyumba Kumi (community policing) group in Antubociu, Ndula Village, Meru County, and beaten severely to make them confess to stealing a goat belonging to one...

On Wednesday, Amnesty International Kenya and Human Rights Watch released joint findings on the human rights violations surrounding the March 20, 27 and 30 Azimio La Umoja protests. They revealed that 12 people, including two babies, died due to police action, especially unlawful use of force in...

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The fourth Police Inspector General of Kenya was sworn in yesterday. As Japhet Koome assumes office, what might he find in his in-tray and which opportunities could he seize to deepen human rights-based, professional policing and access to justice for all? Firstly, an admission. I attended and...