November 25
Kenya: Justice Overdue for 2023 Protest Abuses
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… Read more »
November 05
Kenya: End Criminal Charges for Taking Part in Protests - HRW
Kenyan security forces abducted, arbitrarily arrested, tortured, and killed perceived leaders of the anti-Finance Bill protests between June and August 2024, Human Rights Watch… Read more »
July 16
Kenya: Kenya/IMF - Align Economic Reform With Rights
Strengthen Social Contract to Address Root Causes of Protester Anger Read more »
June 28
Kenya: Witnesses Describe Police Killing Protesters
Kenyan security forces shot directly into crowds of protesters on June 25, 2024, including protesters who were fleeing, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more »
May 02
Kenya: Floods Threaten Marginalized People
Kenyan authorities have not responded adequately to flash floods resulting from heavy rains, Human Rights Watch said today. The floods have left at least 170 people… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya - Floods Threaten Marginalized People
Ensure Speedy Response to Protect Those at Risk Read more »
December 09, 2023
Kenya: Kenya's Troubled 60-Year Mental Health Journey
Over a century ago, in 1910, British colonial authorities in Kenya redesigned a then-smallpox isolation center into what became the Nairobi Lunatic Asylum, a dire institution in… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Kenya: Chained, Locked Up, and Abused ... Because of a Disability
Sitting in a dusty courtyard of the Holy Ghost Coptic Church in Kisumu city, in western Kenya, I heard Paul (a pseudonym), approaching before I saw him. Clink. Clink. Clink. The… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Kenya: Ban Use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides
Most Pesticides in Kenya are Harmful to Health, Environment, Study Finds Read more »
July 18, 2023
Kenya: Kenyan Officials Threaten Protesters With Violence
Authorities Should Curb Hostile Rhetoric, Hold Police Accountable Read more »
May 31, 2023
Kenya: End Abusive Policing of Protests
Accountability, Fundamental Reforms Urgently Needed Read more »
February 19, 2023
East Africa: South Sudanese Refugee Goes Missing in Kenya - Human Rights Watch
Authorities Should Reveal Morris Mabior Awikjok Bak's Wellbeing and Whereabouts Read more »
January 17, 2023
Kenya: Submission to the UN Committee On Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
We write in advance of the 72nd pre-session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights regarding Kenya's compliance with the International Covenant on Economic,… Read more »
January 18, 2018
Kenya: Both Elections Marred by Human Rights Abuses - Report
On August 8, Kenya's electoral commission declared incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta winner for a second term, amid opposition and civil society claims of fraud. The elections… Read more »
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