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.

Amid continuous gross human rights violations by oppressive regimes across the world, the silence by the vanguards of human ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Activist and photojournalist Boniface Mwangi risks arrest after failing to appear in court to answer charges of assaulting ...

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 ...

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

As Ruto’s presidency crosses the 1,000-day mark, Kenyans are left to grapple with a hard truth: the promises of a ...