History judges harshly those who try to crush freedom of expression in children. The scenes from Butere High School this week were appalling. The poet in Pheroze Nowrejee, who died recently, would have been incensed. I also suspect, he would also have been deeply proud of the girls’ principled stand. “Echoes of war” was a…
Nairobi, Thursday, 10th April 2025: Amnesty International Kenya strongly condemns the unlawful police actions on April 9 and 10, 2025, in Nakuru, where officers violently disrupted the performance of Echoes of War by students from Butere Girls High School. Journalists covering the play were assaulted, entry to the performance hall was blocked, and tear gas…
On 16 December 2024, Lawyers from the Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya), AmnestyInternational Kenya, The Law Society of Kenya, the Independent Medico-Legal Unit and the Kenya National Commission onHuman Rights were in court today to release five persons including Amnesty International Kenya Executive Director IrunguHoughton charged with “Unlawful Assembly”. On…
Nairobi, Kenya | December 10, 2024: On this International Human Rights Day, a day dedicated to celebrating and upholding the dignity, freedom, and rights of all people, we witnessed a grave violation of these very principles. Peaceful protestors in Nairobi—predominantly women and allies—marching against the epidemic of femicide were teargassed, violently dispersed, and unlawfully arrested…
Adopt Fundamental Police Reforms, Reparations · Kenyan authorities have failed to ensure justice for the killing of at least 31 people and other abuses by the police during protests throughout the country from March to July 2023. · Over a year later, investigations have not been finalized and not a single police officer or government…
Tekeleza Marekebisho ya Kimsingi na Sera Muhimu za Polisi, Fidia · Mamlaka za Kenya zimeshindwa kuhakikisha haki inatendeka kwa mauaji ya watu wasiopungua 31 na ukatili mwingine uliofanywa na polisi wakati wa maandamano kote nchini kuanzia Machi hadi Julai 2023. · Zaidi ya mwaka mmoja baadaye, uchunguzi haujakamilika wala hakuna afisa hata mmoja wa polisi…
Nairobi, 5 November 2024: Amnesty International Kenya, Utu Wetu Trust and the International Justice Mission express disappointment with today’s representation by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution in the case of baby Samantha Pendo and 60 others whose rights were grossly violated by 12 senior police officers in 2017. Prosecutor Vincent Monda’s application…
We express disappointment once again with today’s representation by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution in the case of baby Samantha Pendo + 60 persons whose rights were grossly violated by 12 senior police officers in 2017. Prosecutor Vincent Monda’s application once again, to defer plea-taking due to the absence of a suspect,…
“Orders from above” have just replaced “Forwarded as received” as the three most dangerous words in the English language. Recent events have left me reflecting on the growing danger for state officers in important constitutional offices and our democracy. The application by the Office of Director of Prosecutions to defer plea taking in the case…
Nairobi, 3 October 2024: The deferring of plea-taking against 12 Police Commanders and Officers accused of killing Baby Pendo and perpetrating several human rights violations against several Kisumu citizens under application by the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions today is a major disappointment to several survivors and victim’s families. The officers face charges that…
Today, marks three months since the June 25 protest. 12,00O people have signed an Amnesty International petition calling for a Judicial Commission of Enquiry and accountability for the deaths and injuries arising from the use of unlawful police force against protesters in Kenya. We wrote to the Ministry of Interior, the Attorney General, the Inspector…