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Kenyan court to hear petition against closure of world’s largest refugee camp

The High Court in Kenya will hear a petition on Monday filed by two civil society organizations challenging the government’s…

November 4, 2016

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Kenya: Set up judicial inquiry into hundreds of enforced disappearances and killings

The Kenyan government must set up a judicial commission of inquiry to investigate and bring to justice all those suspected…

August 30, 2016

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Kenya: Taiwanese nationals must not be deported to China

Kenyan authorities must not deport five Taiwanese nationals to China, where they face a real risk of human rights violations,…

August 5, 2016

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Kenya: Investigate killings of lawyer, two men

Kenyan authorities must urgently investigate the killing last week of three men, including a human rights lawyer, and ensure that…

July 4, 2016

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Ruling upholding anal tests on gay men in Kenya unacceptable

Today’s ruling by the High Court in Mombasa upholding the legality of anal tests on men suspected of engaging in…

June 16, 2016

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Kenya must investigate police crackdown against protesters

Yesterday’s brutal crackdown by Kenyan police against protesters must be urgently and impartially investigated, said Amnesty International.

May 17, 2016

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Reckless closure of world’s biggest refugee camp in Kenya will put lives at risk

The Kenyan government’s decision to close down two large refugee camps, including the world’s biggest at Dadaab, is likely to…

May 6, 2016

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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms

On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…

February 22, 2016

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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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Kenya: State Parties run dangerously close to interfering with the ICC’s independence

The concerted campaign of political interference by the Kenyan government with the judicial independence of the International Criminal Court (ICC)…

November 28, 2015

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Report: Kenyan authorities must keep promise to compensate victims of forced eviction

In a welcome U-turn, Kenya’s highway authority (KENHA) has admitted that it was wrong to forcibly evict more than 100…

October 5, 2015