The moment all authoritarians dread showed up this week. Despite several efforts to insulate himself from the deaths of thousands of Filipinos, former President Rodrigo Duterte (71) was arrested Tuesday. Now before the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, what signal does this send to other authoritarians world-wide? The 50-year-old dominance of the…
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, torture, and rape. In 2017, police raided Nyalenda…
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 to ensure that any action taken by this multinational mission…