Also known as: Amnesty International Kenyan chapter
Human rights organization documenting abuses in Mali, Equatorial Guinea, India, Kenya, and elsewhere; reports on Russia's military recruitment practices and police conduct in East Africa.
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… Given the state of Planet Earth captured in Amnesty International’s World Human Rights 2026 report released this week, what has changed in a year, and what can be done to raise the world’s grades? …
We must speak truth to power for just and responsive statesIran said Saturday it executed Siavash Jamshidi, who was convicted of firing a military-grade weapon at police officers during anti-government protests that peaked in January. Iranian authorities have stepped up executions of convicts linked to the unrest since that time.
3 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran said Saturday it executed Siavash Jamshidi, who was convicted of firing a military-grade weapon at police officers during anti-government protests that peaked in January. Iranian authorities have stepped up executions of convicts linked to the unrest since that time.
3 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Algerian lawmakers adopted a law Thursday imposing the death penalty on convicted forest arsonists and in child kidnapping cases involving torture, sexual assault or mutilation, after deadly wildfires killed 12 people officially (though witnesses report dozens of deaths) swept through the country's northeast during summer. This marks Algeria's first expansion of capital crimes since lifting its moratorium on executions in August.
1 October 2026 · The Standard →
Ahmed Zhakaev, head of an exiled Chechen government, says the war in Ukraine is a continuation of Russia's historical campaign against Chechnya. The article notes that Chechen President Dzhokhar Dudaev predicted in 1995 that Russia would invade Ukraine through Crimea, drawing parallels to its actions in the Caucasus, and connects this to the experiences of Kenyan families affected by Russian recruitment for the war.
1 October 2026 · The Standard →
Amnesty International reported that Mali's armed forces and Russian paramilitary Wagner group committed war crimes including murder and torture of civilians during joint operations. The organisation documented the deaths of at least 34 civilians across seven locations in central and northern Mali between June 2023 and December 2025, with victims shot, having their throats slit, burnt alive, or killed in drone strikes.
29 September 2026 · The Standard →
South Sudan President Salva Kiir dissolved the government and appointed a caretaker administration ahead of December 22 elections, removing all vice-presidents, ministers, and local administrators. Elections have twice been postponed and the government has failed to implement most preconditions of a 2018 peace agreement, including voter registration and unification of rival armies.
23 September 2026 · The Standard →
Amnesty International accused Equatorial Guinea authorities of beating and jailing two people deported from the United States under a Trump administration immigration policy. The two men, Ahmed Soliman and Samson Birhane, were allegedly beaten and violently removed from a hotel in Malabo before being held in an overcrowded police cell.
19 September 2026 · The Standard →
Amnesty International reports that Russia exploits vulnerable migrants, refugees and foreign prisoners using deceptive and coercive practices to recruit them into the military to fight in Ukraine, offering false promises of civilian jobs, high salaries, legal status or citizenship.
15 September 2026 · The Standard →
Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 others have been sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of importing drug ingredients and possessing illegal firearms and munitions as part of a criminal gang. Khalifa, 39, has denied the charges and said she would appeal.
7 September 2026 · Capital News →
The Kenya Human Rights Commission has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of officers responsible for the abduction of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich, who was found alive near Masinga Dam nine hours after being taken along the Gilgil-Nakuru highway. KHRC described the incident as unlawful and brutal, arguing it raises serious questions about law enforcement conduct and journalist protection.
2 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
On the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, families of missing persons marked the occasion demanding truth and accountability, and called on the government to quickly enact the Enforced Disappearances Act. Over 30 people have disappeared since the 2024 anti-finance bill protests, with some families reporting loved ones missing for more than two years.
30 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
According to Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights, Iran has executed at least 511 people so far in 2026, including at least 29 in connection with anti-government protests in January and at least 13 political prisoners affiliated with banned opposition groups. Activists argue Iran is using capital punishment to intimidate the population following protests and the war that erupted on February 28.
27 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Amnesty International's Kenyan chapter has challenged the government to move from selective compliance to consistent adherence to the Constitution and rule of law, noting that while Kenya's 2010 Constitution demands accountability from all sectors, state actors hold primary obligations under Article 2(1).
27 August 2026 · The Standard →
Amnesty International says Indian police used excessive force, including electric shock devices and pellet guns, against youth-led protests that forced the education minister to resign last month. The report contradicts police claims that force was used only after protesters turned violent.
24 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran on Sunday executed Majid Adineh, who was convicted of acting as an agent of Israel and the United States during January anti-government protests sparked by economic hardship. Adineh was among multiple people put to death over the protests, and was accused of deliberate arson and gathering with intent to commit crimes against national security.
23 August 2026 · The Standard →
Japan hanged Sunao Takami, who killed five people in a 2009 arson attack on an Osaka pachinko parlour, in the country's first execution since June 2025.
21 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Zambian police summoned opposition leader Brian Mundubile for questioning over alleged national security threats days after an August 13 election that gave President Hakainde Hichilema a second term. Mundubile finished second and has vowed to challenge the results in court; police have not specified the nature of the threats but referenced "alarming activities" at premises linked to him and his running mate.
21 August 2026 · The Standard →
A US-based chapter of Linda Mwananchi movement warned Kenya risks returning to 2007-2008 post-election political violence, after armed youths barricaded roads, torched vehicles and attacked journalists during the movement's Homa Bay rally on August 16. The group called for accountability for anyone involved in the violence, regardless of their political affiliation or position.
20 August 2026 · The Standard →
Iran's judiciary announced the execution of Shahram Sadeghi, who was convicted of running over several police officers with his car during anti-government protests in January, wounding seven of them.
17 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ugly scenes marked Linda Mwananchi rallies in Homa Bay County on Sunday, with one vehicle torched, several people including journalists injured, and 17 suspects arrested. Attacks on supporters began Saturday night when goons attacked a hotel and blocked roads to a planned church service, while youths from both the Linda Mwananchi movement and pro-government groups armed themselves and clashed.
16 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Zambians voted Thursday in an election focused on economic hardships in the copper-rich nation, with President Hakainde Hichilema seeking a second term after five years during which the economy returned to growth that critics say has not yet benefited ordinary households. The government faces charges of narrowing space for dissent, while the country has secured debt restructuring and completed an IMF-supported programme since defaulting on sovereign debt in 2020.
13 August 2026 · The Standard →
Athorbey Al-Gaddhaffy-Dit, a 51-year-old South Sudanese-Kenyan whistleblower, was abducted at gunpoint from a Nairobi casino and transferred to a military facility in Juba, where he was held for two months before being released on August 8. His family said investigations found no wrongdoing, and he is now receiving treatment in Kenya after his health deteriorated during detention.
10 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Athorbey Al-Gaddhaffy-Dit, 51, a South Sudanese-Kenyan whistleblower abducted at gunpoint from a Nairobi casino, was released August 8 after being held at a military facility in Juba for nearly two months. His family said investigations found no wrongdoing and that his health deteriorated during detention.
10 August 2026 · The Standard →
Iran's judiciary announced the execution of Omid Behzad and Pouria Safvat, convicted of transmitting coordinates of military and security sites to Mossad. The executions are part of a wave of hangings since the start of the war with Israel and the United States in February.
3 August 2026 · The Standard →
An El Salvador court has convicted 28 gang members of drug trafficking, money laundering, and illicit associations, with two receiving individual sentences of 1,048 years. The sentences reflect President Nayib Bukele's anti-gang campaign launched in 2022, which has resulted in the arrest of more than 90,000 alleged gang members.
30 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Gunmen have killed at least 30 people, including children, in a farming village in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state, residents and Amnesty International said. Locals blamed the attack on suspected cattle herders; clashes in the region are rooted in tensions over land between nomadic herders and pastoral farmers, exacerbated by climate change and droughts.
27 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's draft Freedom of Assembly Bill, collaboratively developed by the KNCHR, Attorney General, and other stakeholders, offers an opportunity to address the country's cycle of protest-related violence, in which at least 1,800 people have been killed or injured since 2017. The opinion piece discusses what the bill gets right, where it diverges from previous attempts, and what must be strengthened.
25 July 2026 · The Standard →
Monica Juma, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, told the Security Council that Haiti faces a governance crisis driven by organised crime, with armed gangs replacing state authority. She said resources are needed to protect citizens, restore livelihoods, and return Haiti to constitutional governance, and that combating criminal networks requires coordinated cross-border action.
23 July 2026 · The Standard →
Iran's judiciary announced the execution by hanging of Erfan Esfandiari and Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi on Sunday. The men were convicted of assaulting police officers and videotaping the incident during anti-government protests that began in December over economic grievances and intensified in January.
19 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, a Cuban dissident artist designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, flew to the United States on Saturday after completing a five-year prison sentence for insulting national symbols, contempt and disturbing public order. He arrived in Miami as Washington pressed Havana to release more than 700 political prisoners.
19 July 2026 · The Standard →
Iran has executed Aref Khoshkar, sentenced to death for killing security force member Salman Amir-Ahmadi during the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests, after approval by the Supreme Court and at the request of the deceased's parents. The execution is part of a broader surge in Iranian executions since the start of the Middle East war in February.
19 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →