Amnesty International Kenya Stories
Seven protesters regain freedom after months in jail as court lowers bail from Sh100,000 to Sh30,000 following rights groups’ campaign.
In its response, the Tanzanian government reaffirmed its “unwavering commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights,” citing constitutiona...
Amnesty International Kenya, the LSK and Vocal Africa are now rallying global support through an online campaign urging citizens worldwide to write to...
The report also documented multiple cases of enforced disappearances and killings. In July 2024, Chadema official Dioniz Kipanya vanished after leavin...
In a statement read by representatives of the three organisations and family spokesperson Nobert Ochieng, they said eyewitness accounts indicate the t...
The advisory calls on the government to strengthen law enforcement, review protection mechanisms, and foster stronger partnerships with non-state acto...
They added that unless the Judiciary now takes firm control of the timetable and resists further attempts to stall, survivors will continue to wait wi...
In a statement on Monday, Amnesty condemned the ongoing detention of members of the Movement for the Renaissance of Cameroon (MRC), who were among a l...
The move comes as President William Ruto establishes the 15-member panel to operationalise a Presidential Proclamation aimed at creating a structured...
Amnesty's Monday report cited testimonies of displaced Palestinians and medical staff who treated malnourished children.
Maina Kiai takes over from Davinder Lamba, whose leadership anchored the commission through turbulent times, and will be deputised by Betty Okero.
Amnesty further faulted the silence of both governments throughout the period the activist was missing, saying it was deeply troubling and signals a l...
In a statement, Amnesty International demanded that authorities in both countries immediately disclose Mwagodi’s whereabouts, guarantee his safety, an...
Amnesty International Kenya Executive Director Kenya Director Sheila Masinde expressed deep concern over the widespread human rights violations.
The protests, which erupted across major cities in Bangladesh in July 2024, were driven by widespread frustration among students over education reform...
Amnesty International's Secretary-General Agnès Callamard said the deal, inked in Washington, DC, on June 27, lacks provisions aimed at prosecuting th...
Young people, mostly from Gen Z (born in the late 1990s to early 2010s), have grown increasingly alienated from the government as confrontations escal...
According to LSK, thousands of Kenyans took to the streets in 23 counties to demand justice and government accountability, exercising their rights to...
According to figures from Amnesty International and Harm Reduction International, over 600 people were executed globally for drug-related offences in...
The demonstrations marked the anniversary of last year's deadly protests over the contentious Finance Bill 2024, which saw more than 60 people killed...
NCIC urged all participants to exercise their right to assemble and demonstrate responsibly, warning against any form of violence or incitement.
Amnesty Kenya's Irũngũ Houghton said the National Police Service urgently needs deep structural reforms, warning that the unchecked use of force and t...
Amnesty further urged that the findings of the investigations be made public and that any officers found responsible be held fully accountable per the...
Njeri created an online tool to help Kenyans oppose the proposed Finance Bill, 2025.
Opposition leaders Kalonzo Musyoka, Eugene Wamalwa, and Rigathi Gachagua have urged President Ruto’s administration to compensate Kenyans affected by...
They were held incommunicado for days at an undisclosed location and reportedly subjected to severe beatings, torture, and humiliation by individuals...
Addressing journalists at Moi International Airport in Mombasa on Thursday, Mwangi said he was tortured so severely that he could barely walk.
In a statement on Monday, Amnesty expressed shock at Ruwange's utterances, made in a Facebook post on May 17, in which he dismissed the findings of th...
According to Mohammed, Saudi Arabia is home to more than 200,000 Kenyans working across different sectors, including domestic work, healthcare, constr...
Amnesty also said it had received “an alert from the healthcare professionals’ association” indicating that its president, Yonatan Dagnaw, “was arrest...
