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COTU (K) Secretary General Francis Atwoli said those against the funds are blocking progress and weakening efforts to create a resilient economy that...
Coast civil society network chairperson Zedekiah Adika said limited funding has forced oversight institutions to concentrate their operations in major...
The EU has launched an eight-flight airlift worth Sh530 million to deliver 100 tonnes of life-saving aid to Sudan’s Darfur region, as conflict and res...
Uganda’s army has confirmed it is holding Rev Fr Deusdedit Ssekabira, a Masaka Diocese priest missing since 3 December, accusing him of subversive act...
Despite the decline in deaths early in the decade, 208,971 persons were committed to prison in 2024, down from 248,061 in 2023.
According to the Tanzanian statement, Guterres acknowledged the country's long-standing reputation as a "reference point for peace and social cohesion...
President William Ruto has posthumously awarded Pheroze Nowrojee the Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear, recognising his role in Kenya’s human ri...
A new UN report to the Security Council details worsening violence in eastern DRC, with hundreds of civilians killed, mass displacement and expanding...
As Kenya marks 62 years of independence, informal workers in Nairobi—domestic staff, boda boda riders, cooks and cleaners—keep Jamhuri Day running, of...
Participants urged policymakers, development partners, and human rights defenders to step up efforts to end violence against indigenous women and girl...
Tanzania’s Chadema party has rejected October 29, 2025 elections, demanding a UN‑backed transitional government, new polls, rights reforms and account...
According to the centre, the shutdown paralysed critical services including mobile banking, telehealth, emergency alerts, and access to election-relat...
The signing marks the formal creation of a national body that will be responsible for promoting and protecting human rights across the country.
An IMLU report says 97 Kenyans were extrajudicially killed by police in a year, most shot from behind while fleeing protests, with Nairobi the epicent...
A new report warns biometric digital-ID systems across ten African countries are blocking millions from voting, healthcare and social protection, amid...
Ottawa, which has provided about $3.4 billion in development assistance to Tanzania since independence, had long regarded the country as one of East A...
CJ Koome said Kenya continues to grapple with serious human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, homelessness...
The UN warns global human rights are under growing threat in 2025, citing funding cuts, escalating conflicts and attacks on defenders, even as youth-l...
Tanzania’s Legal and Human Rights Centre reports rising 2025 abuses, including over 40 enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and treason cha...
Rights groups report 97 extrajudicial killings, 72 torture cases and other abuses in Kenya in 2025, warning of a slide toward authoritarian rule and s...
Human rights group FairSquare has filed a complaint with FIFA’s Ethics Committee over Gianni Infantino’s decision to award Donald Trump a peace prize,...
Tanzania’s Independence Day saw Dar es Salaam streets largely empty as police and soldiers blocked planned anti-government protests after disputed Oct...
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights reports 57 right-to-life violations across Kenya between December 2024 and December 2025, many during 20...
Security presence was heightened in several cities. In Dar es Salaam, police and army personnel patrolled major streets.
A CIVICUS report says at least 180 journalists were detained across sub-Saharan Africa in 2025, with Somalia and Kenya leading arrests and deadly crac...
Kenya’s human rights commission reports three deaths, voter bribery, violence and partisan state officials during the November 27 by-elections, urging...
The Commission reiterated that the State, as primary duty bearer, is obliged to respect, protect, promote and fulfil all rights and fundamental freedo...
Kenya’s human rights commission reports forced return of Turkish asylum seekers, clashes in Kakuma, non-compliance in Ogiek land rulings and child rig...
A KNCHR report shows 2,848 rights complaints in Kenya, with healthcare, food, housing and education leading concerns and unmet socio-economic rights l...
An ILO report warns that over half of global circular economy workers remain in informal, unprotected jobs and urges governments, including Kenya’s, t...
