Human Rights Watch Stories
In a press statement, Otsieno Nyamwaya, the associate director of HRW Africa, said volunteers had claimed that police officers had threatened them and...
They are additionally subjected to extreme forms of violence that include killings, abductions, mutilations and infanticide.
In addition to condemning early campaigns, the bishops called for economic justice through reforms in policies such as the housing levy and taxation.
The 68-year-old, who appeared frail, ended a hunger strike at Luzira Maximum Security Prison on Friday after the Ugandan government decided to charge...
The Al Jazirah Observatory reported that 30 people were shot dead in the Na'ima and al-Jamalab areas, while 15 others drowned in the White Nile while...
HRW links last year's threats to probe 16 civil society organisations (CSOs) funded by the Ford Foundation over claims that they were funding the prot...
The report highlights three large-scale massacres that resulted in over 300 deaths, with the most severe attack occurring in the Wharf Jérémie neighbo...
The United Nations said it had started temporarily relocating its non-essential staff from Goma due to the deteriorating security situation.
The KNCHR's statement highlights several troubling incidents, including enforced disappearances, police brutality, and attacks on human rights defende...
Police shot directly into crowds, killing protesters and bystanders. The authorities have continued to track down people believed to be protest leader...
According to the HRW report, the abduction squad otherwise known as the Operation Support Unit (OSU) operates within the precincts of The Directorate...
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaking on behalf of the Government Information Service, acknowledged awareness of the reported human rights v...
As the courts have made clear, the government cannot use national security as a justification to violate people's fundamental rights.
With over 30 years of experience as a litigator in private practice, Odede also provided pro-bono legal services in human rights.
Commission Vice Chairperson Raymond Nyeris made the announcement on Saturday morning.
In a statement, KNCHR condemned the violent dispersal of demonstrators by police, terming the actions unnecessary and disproportionate.
In true reflection of the concerns raised by Kenyans, the country is back to the dark days of arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances and killings.
The missing persons are Gideon Kibet, Ronny Kiplagat, Steve Kavingo Mbisi, Billy Mwangi, Peter Muteti, Bernard Kavuli, and Kelvin Muthoni.
Protests come after the expiry of a 48-hour ultimatum demanding the unconditional release of individuals allegedly held incommunicado by state agents.
