Human Rights Stories
High-profile tragedies such as the brutal murder of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop and the targeted killing of non-binary activist Sheila Lumumba are embl...
The coalition condemned the government’s approach to housing, accusing it of demolishing homes without compensation under the affordable housing plan....
The move comes nearly three months after the death of the Commission’s former Chairperson, Roseline Odhiambo Odede, who died in January after a short...
LSK Chair Faith Odhiambo eulogised Nowrojee as a man of irrefutable poise and honourable character, whose life exemplified duty to service and dedicat...
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.
