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Kenya: Police must not use lethal force against opposition supporters

Kenyan police must stop firing live ammunition during opposition protests and instead protect all people gathering in public, said Amnesty...

Kenya: Violence, killings and intimidation amid election chaos

Heavily armed police are using unlawful force against protesters and bystanders in the western city of Kisumu in what appears...

Kenya: Police Killed, Beat Post-Election Protesters

Authorities Should Rein in Law Enforcement for Repeat Election (Nairobi, October 16, 2017) – Kenyan police killed at least 33...

Kenya: Attempts to shut down human rights groups unlawful and irresponsible

Responding to attempts by Kenya’s NGO regulator to shut down two human rights organizations – the Kenya National Human...

Kenya: Investigate police killings of pro-opposition protesters

The Kenyan authorities must investigate reports that police shot dead demonstrators protesting against the outcome of the presidential election...

Kenya: Police must only use force as a last resort in dealing with protests

Kenyan police must not use unnecessary force in their handling of any election-related protests, said Amnesty International today amid fear...

Kenya: Murder of election official and threatening statements raise fears ahead of elections

Recent events in Kenya, including the chilling murder of a top electoral commission official, are creating a cloud of...

Kenya: Gruesome murder of election official must be investigated

Reacting to the murder of Chris Msando, head of information technology at Kenya’s independent election monitoring body, Amnesty International’s...

Kenya: Ruling in Ogiek case gives hope to Indigenous peoples everywhere

Following today’s ruling by the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights that the Kenyan government violated the rights of...

Kenya: Historic ruling blocks closure of Dadaab refugee camp

In response to today’s court ruling blocking the Kenyan government’s unilateral decision to shut Dadaab refugee camp, Muthoni Wanyeki, Amnesty...

Kenya: End media crackdown and allow British journalist to return

The Kenyan government must halt its crackdown on media freedom and allow Jerome Starkey to return to the country, said...

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