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Uganda: Authorities Must Investigate Unlawful Detention and Deportation of Kenyan Human Rights Lawyer
Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua’s detention and subsequent deportation from Uganda are unlawful and outrageous.
June 23, 2026
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Cambodia: Growing Humanitarian Crisis as Escaped Scamming Compound Survivors Tell of Murder, Rape and Torture
Thousands of people who escaped scamming compounds in Cambodia are now stranded and need humanitarian assistance.
January 27, 2026
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Kenya: Authorities Weaponized Social Media and Digital Tools to Suppress Gen Z Protests
Kenyan authorities have systematically and violently used technology to suppress Generation Z-led protests.
November 18, 2025
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Tanzania: Torture and Forcible Deportation of Kenyan and Ugandan Activists Must be Urgently Investigated
Tanzanian authorities must investigate the arbitrary arrest, torture, detention, and deportation of human rights defenders Agather Atuhaire and Boniface Mwangi.
May 27, 2025
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Saudi Arabia: Migrant Domestic Workers Face Severe Exploitation, Racism and Exclusion from Labor Protections
These women travelled to Saudi Arabia in search of work to support their families but instead endured unspeakable abuse in…
May 13, 2025
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Kenya: Meta Can be Sued in Kenya for Role in Ethiopia Conflict
A High Court in Kenya ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear and consider the merits of a case in…
April 3, 2025
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Child Protection Urged as the Multinational Security Support Mission Deploys to Haiti
It is truly concerning that the deployment of the Kenyan police contingent to Haiti is going forward, without transparent information…
July 2, 2024
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Amnesty International USA Reaction to the Biden Administration's Response to Protests in Kenya
The United States has an imperative make use of its close relationship with President Ruto and demand that he and…
June 26, 2024
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Governments and Police Must Stop Using COVID-19 Pandemic as Pretext for Abuse
Abusive policing and excessive reliance on law enforcement to implement COVID-19 response measures have violated human rights and in some instances…
December 16, 2020
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Generation Z Ranks Climate Change Highest as Vital Issue of our Time in Amnesty International Survey
Climate change leads as one of the most important issues facing the world, according to a major new survey of…
December 9, 2019
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Amnesty Statement on the attack of Dusit D2 Hotel and Office Complex, Nairobi
Amnesty International Kenya joins other Kenyans and persons of good will around the world in expressing shock and outrage at…
January 16, 2019
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Amnesty and Sofar Sounds partner for Write for Rights concert and letter writing event
On Saturday, December 8, human rights organization Amnesty International USA in partnership with live music events startup Sofar Sounds will…
November 30, 2018