Human Rights

New Mtetezi App transforms safety for human rights defenders across Kenya

The app’s redesign incorporates features specifically aimed at younger activists, including Gen Z users, who are often at the forefront of advocacy work.

Fix the mess and earn Kenyans' trust, Koome tells IEBC

The Chief Justice challenged the commission to confront weaknesses within the IEBC and deliver reforms that would make it a trusted institution.

Civil society demands UN probe into Kenya’s link to Sudan militia

Rights groups are demanding answers from the Defence Ministry and UN Security Council over allegations that Kenyan-marked weapons ended up with Sudan’s RSF militia.

UK sanctions Israeli ministers for inciting violence against Palestinians

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir will be barred from entering the UK and will have any assets held in the country frozen.

Karua petitions AU over rights violations in Tanzania

Karua has petitioned the AUC over what she terms a growing pattern of human rights violations in Tanzania.

Uganda seeks to revive military trials for civilians after Supreme Court ban

Critics have long accused President Yoweri Museveni’s administration of using military courts to silence political dissent by targeting opposition members and supporters with what they claim are baseless charge...

Youth Clash With Police in Nairobi Over Suspected Extra-judicial Killing