enforced disappearances Stories
Opposition leaders Kalonzo Musyoka, Eugene Wamalwa, and Rigathi Gachagua have urged President Ruto’s administration to compensate Kenyans affected by...
NCIC stressed that any investigation must be conducted independently and inclusively, with the active involvement of human rights organisations and ci...
Despite the good news, there is still worry about Abdullahi Bosso, who went missing on Friday, May 9, around 1 pm on Kinna-Kulamawe road, reportedly t...
Calling on human rights groups, oversight bodies, and citizens to speak out, Abdi said Kenyans must not remain silent in the face of such violations.
Murkomen dismissed claims that police were selectively fast-tracking the case of Kasipul MP Charles Were, while stalling on investigations into unreso...
Justice Mugambi agreed with Kituo Cha Sheria, Haki Africa, and Charles Njue — a relative of a victim of enforced disappearance — that parallel investi...
A total of 55 incidents of enforced disappearances occurred between January and December 2024.
Nairobi was the deadliest county for extra-judicial killings followed by Kiambu and Migori.
Amnesty revealed that the findings in the documentary aligned with joint investigations carried out with other human rights organisations, including t...
They called for protection measures for victims’ families, witnesses, and human rights defenders who have reportedly faced threats for speaking out.
This is even as Human Rights experts argue that the incidents are not "abductions" but incidents of Enforced Disappearance, since a government cannot...
As the courts have made clear, the government cannot use national security as a justification to violate people's fundamental rights.
The report highlights that kidnappings and abductions have become a growing security threat, with men, women, children, and foreign nationals being vi...
The individuals who have been abducted are reportedly active social media users known for their outspoken criticism of President Ruto and his administ...
Police said the woman identified as Jackline Nyambura Mungai was found partly dressed, with a blue tee shirt tightly tied to her head, blocking her mo...
Senator Omtatah vowed to return to the streets if those abducted were not released.
Ruto's administration is continuing to face criticism over abductions from political leaders, clerics and rights organisations.
Lobby groups are behind the fresh round of countrywide demonstrations to push the state to release those believed to have been abducted by security ag...
Evans Ogada, a specialist in constitutional and administrative law litigation also avers that there is no law requiring citizens to respect the presid...
Peter Muteti, a 22-year-old social media influencer with a large following on X (formerly Twitter), was reportedly abducted outside his apartment in U...
The family claims that although the police launched investigations into Abdiqadir's disappearance, no significant progress has been made two months la...
The grim statistics were further exacerbated by the shocking discovery of 448 bodies in Shakahola, a stark violation of the right to life.
The activists demanded collective action to end the impunity with which state apparatus allegedly violate the rights of victims of enforced disappeara...
On Friday last week, activists Bob Njagi and brothers Aslam Longton and Jamil Longton were freed after being abducted a month earlier.
"We are appealing to members of the public, especially those in Mandera town and the neighbouring towns of Ethiopia and Somalia, to help us trace our...
According to Chairperson Ms Aua Baldè, the Group made a request in July 2020 but though the government did not deny the request outright, they are yet...
The Access to Justice for Victims of Torture project, funded by the UN, will address torture cases while protecting victims' rights.
Missing Voices further reported that the number of victims of enforced disappearances also decreased, from 22 in 2022 to 10 last year.
