November 20
Uganda: Opposition Politician's Abduction in Kenya Continues 'A Growing and Worrying Trend of Transnational Repression'
Reacting to the abduction of Dr. Kizza Besigye, Ugandan opposition politician and former presidential candidate for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) in Nairobi, Kenya on 16… Read more »
September 24
Kenya: Kenya - High Court to Decide Jurisdiction Status in Landmark Meta Case
The Kenyan High Court is today hearing a case in which two Ethiopian citizens, Abrham Meareg and Fisseha Tekle, and Kenyan civil society organization The Katiba Institute are… Read more »
July 02
Kenya: Security Services Must Respect Fundamental Rights During Nationwide Protests
Amnesty International Kenya calls on the National Police Service (NPS) and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to uphold their constitutional obligations to protect and facilitate… Read more »
June 25
Kenya: Joint Statement On Nationwide Demonstrations
Despite the assurance by the Government that the right to assembly would be protected and facilitated, today's protests have spiralled into violence. Human rights observers and… Read more »
Kenya: Abductions of Citizens Suspected of Involvement in Protests Violate Human Rights
The Police Reforms Working Group Kenya (PRWG-K) unequivocally condemns the recent wave of abductions of citizens suspected of involvement in the #RejectFinanceBill2024 protests. Read more »
June 22
Kenya: Rights Group Condemns Shooting, Killing of Protesters
Despite the assurance by the Government that the right to assembly would be protected and facilitated, today’s protests have spiralled into violence. Human rights observers… Read more »
June 25, 2023
Kenya: Ogiek Case - Protection of an Indigenous Community in Kenya
In Kenya, the Mau forest is the ancestral home of an indigenous community called the Ogiek people. The Ogiek community comprises 20,000 members, about 15,000 of whom inhabit the… Read more »
May 19, 2023
Kenya: LGBTI Refugees At Risk of Rape and Violence at Kakuma Refugee Camp - New Report
Research carried out over five years highlights dangers facing LGBTI people at Kakuma camp Read more »
Kenya: Kakuma Refugee Camp Complex Not Yet Safe for LGBTI Refugees
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers and refugees living in one of Kenya's biggest refugee camps routinely suffer hate crimes, violence,… Read more »
December 14, 2022
East Africa: Kenya - Meta Sued for U.S.$1.6 Billion for Fueling Ethiopia Ethnic Violence
Meta must reform its business practices to ensure Facebook's algorithms do not amplify hatred and fuel ethnic conflict, Amnesty International said today in the wake of a landmark… Read more »
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