Human Rights Watch writes to the Kenyan Minister of State for Defence, Yusuf Haji, to raise concerns regarding possible violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law by elements of the Kenyan armed forces during Operation “Linda Nchi.”
In advance of the UN Security Council's trip to Africa, Human Rights Watch wrote to members of the council to highlight key human rights concerns to address while in Sudan, Kenya, and Ethiopia.
The Kenyan government should remove barriers to health care and make sure that there is no backsliding in access to care, Human Rights Watch said today in a submission to parliament. Parliament is currently debating the budget for 2011-2012.
In a submission to the Kenyan Government, Human Rights Watch called on the Government to fulfill its earlier pledge of health funding, instead of reducing the resources allocated to health services.
African civil society organizations and international organizations with a presence in Africa urge Gabon, Nigeria, and South Africa to reconsider support for a United Nations Security Council deferral of investigations and prosecutions of the International Criminal Court in Kenya under article 16 of the Rome Statute.
African civil society organizations and international organizations with a presence in Africa are seriously concerned over reports of a possible return visit to Kenya by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir—sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of international crimes committed in Darfur—in late October or November.
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International write to Kenya's minister of foreign affairs, Moses Wetangula, regarding the arrest and detention in Uganda of Mbugua Mureithi, a Kenyan criminal defence lawyer, and Al-Amin Kimathi, a human rights activist with the Muslim Human Rights Forum, a non-governmental organization registered in Kenya.
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International write to Uganda's minister of interior, Ali Kirunda Kivejinja, regarding the arrest and detention in Uganda of Mbugua Mureithi, a Kenyan criminal defence lawyer, and Al-Amin Kimathi, a human rights activist with the Muslim Human Rights Forum, a non-governmental organization registered in Kenya.
Human Rights Watch writes to the government of Kenya to express deep concern over recent attacks against HIV/AIDS workers and against individuals suspected of being homosexual in Mtwapa and Mombasa.
Apr 13, 2011
