Nairobi Police Accused of Executing Suspects
Since August 2018, police have reportedly killed at least 21 men and boys whom they alleged were criminals in Nairobi's Dandora and Mathare neighborhoods alone, according to Human Rights Watch.
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Kenya:
Nairobi Police Executing Suspects
HRW, 3 July 2019
Police in Kenya have killed no fewer than 21 men and boys in Nairobi’s low-income areas, apparently with no justification, claiming they were criminals, Human Rights Watch… Read more »
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Kenya:
Killings by Police in Nairobi
HRW, 3 July 2019
Police officials at the Pangani station, which patrols Mathare, one of the areas where people were killed, told Human Rights Watch they were aware of the killings but could not… Read more »
Police on duty (file photo).
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