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Kenya

The human rights situation in Kenya has deteriorated recently. The 2017 presidential election results were annulled after widespread reports of election rigging. The opposition then boycotted the subsequent fresh election. The sitting president is increasing repression in the country. Protests have been broken up violently, and in early 2018 three large, influential TV stations were shuttered after they broadcast a ceremony at which the opposition swore in their leader as president. The decision to close the TV stations by the sitting president was reversed by the Kenyan High Court.

News from Kenya

Arson Attack Against Kenyan Human Rights Defenders

  • Kenya, Natalia Project, Statements
  • 14 January 2021

Late yesterday evening, 13 January, Kenyan human rights defender Anastacia Nambo sent out a distress…

Street in Mombasa, Kenya

Wave of Violence as Kenyan Police Enforces Dusk-to-Dawn Curfew

  • Kenya, Statements
  • 28 April 2020

Since the coronavirus was declared a global pandemic, the Kenyan government has introduced a series …

Natalia Project Bearer Joel Ogada Reported Safe After Security Incident

  • Kenya, News
  • 26 October 2018

Early this morning, Kenyan human rights defender Joel Ogada used his Natalia Project alarm device to…

Increasing the Security and Protection of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya

  • Kenya, News
  • 15 October 2018

Respect for civil and political rights continues to decrease in many parts of the world. In 2017 alo…

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