Western diplomats raised red flags about Kenyas treatment of its citizens (which includes random arrests and mysterious disappearances) This comes right after the country got its seat at the UN Human Rights Council in early oct
Nine high-level western representatives made a joint-statement saying theyʼll “help Kenya gather political support for making changes“; however the timing isnt great. The country faces criticism for how it handles government critics and asylum-seekers
Four Turkish people who asked for protection got taken away and sent back home even though they were registered with UN. Amnesty International Kenya points out: this breaks the non-refoulement rule that stops countries from sending people back to dangerous situations
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights looked into some scary numbers since summer - about 60 killings outside the law and 71 people who vanished. Things got real bad when protesters burned part of parliament and some got shot near its gates
Police deputy chief Eliud Kipkoech Langat shared some shocking info: almost 100 women died from male violence in just 3 months. Three more women disappeared recently and their cut-up bodies were found in different places. Back in july they found nine womenʼs bodies in a quarry but the main suspect ran away from jail
The government seems to be using force against its critics - like when they grabbed Boniface Mwangi (a well-known activist) on a sunday. Some guys who wouldnt say who they were took him to a police station for a day then let him go without any charges