The order barred the appointment, gazettement or swearing-in of seven individuals nominated by the President last month to ...

As opposition is silenced in East Africa, political leaders condone the torture of human rights defenders Boniface Mwangi and Agatha Atuhaire through silence and unacceptable statements.

In May 2025, Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi was detained and allegedly tortured in Tanzania. A few weeks after his release, claims emerged that he had been abducted in Kenya. However, these claims ...

Stories of courage and repression, and the tools defending civil liberties at the 17th Annual Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway.

The Pan-African Progressive Leaders’ Solidarity Network has called on the Tanzanian government to lift the ban imposed on the ...

Once, the U.S. government used its influence to prevent human rights abuses overseas. Now, Washington is practically silent.

An arrest warrant has been issued against activist Boniface Mwangi over his failure to appear in court to take plea in an assault case.According to the charge sheet, Mwangi is required to respond to ...

President William Ruto has officially appointed Erastus Edung Ethekon as the Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), alongside six commissioners, despite a ...

As per the charge sheet, it is alleged that on the 20th day of April 2025, at the Metropolitan Court in the Kilimani area within Dagoretti Sub-County, Nairobi County, Mwangi willfully and unlawfully ...

The United States Embassy in Nairobi has called for a transparent and thorough investigation into the death of Albert Ojwang, joining a growing chorus of voices demanding accountability over the ...

The court blocked appointment of seven IEBC commissioners after activists filed petition. Experts say Ruto broke oath by ...

Tanzanian security forces stripped Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire naked, raped her and smeared her with excrement while ...