Kenya
Kenya has planned a general election on August 9, 2022. The country has a history of election related violence and a lack of accountability for human rights abuse. In 2007-8, at least 1,100 died and 650,000 were displaced due to violence resulting from a disputed presidential vote. In the protracted dispute around the 2017 presidential elections, Human Rights Watch documented over 100 opposition supporters unlawfully killed by police and armed groups allied to the government. Although President Uhuru Kenyatta and his opposition rival, Raila Odinga, later agreed to work together, the violence has not been investigated. There have been episodes of violence during the campaigns ahead of the August vote, and there are fears that a dispute over the tallying of presidential results in August could lead to further violence.
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Africa
November 25, 2024
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Africa
November 5, 2024
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Economic Justice and Rights
July 16, 2024
Videos
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November 5, 2024
Kenya: Security Forces Abducted, Killed Protesters
End Criminal Charges for Taking Part in Protests
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August 1, 2022
Kenya: Police Impunity Raises Election Risk
Authorities Yet to Investigate Killings by Security Forces Linked to 2017 Voting
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April 28, 2022
Ukraine/Russia: As War Continues, Africa Food Crisis Looms
Provide Aid, Expand Social Protection to Prevent Hunger
News
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August 23, 2024
Children's Rights to Access to Justice and Effective Remedies
Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
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June 28, 2024
Kenya: Witnesses Describe Police Killing Protesters
Respect Right to Protest; Investigate Apparent use of Excessive Force
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May 28, 2024
Kenya-Led Security Mission Prepares for Deployment in Haiti
Transparency, Safeguards Needed to Uphold Human Rights
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May 2, 2024
Kenya: Floods Threaten Marginalized People
Ensure Speedy Response to Protect Those at Risk
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March 5, 2024
Kenyan Women Aren't Safe and Will No Longer Be Quiet
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February 1, 2024
Girls Need Government to Bring Facts, Not Feelings, to Policymaking
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December 9, 2023
Kenya’s Troubled 60-Year Mental Health Journey
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October 12, 2023
How IMF-Driven Policies Make Some Kenyans Poorer
Governments, IMF Should Invest in Universal Social Security
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October 9, 2023
Chained, Locked Up, and Abused … Because of a Disability
Governments Should Ban ‘Shackling’ This Mental Health Day
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September 13, 2023
Kenya: Ban Use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides
Most Pesticides in Kenya are Harmful to Health, Environment, Study Finds