Human Rights

The South Sudanese Government and several opposition groups have come to a peace agreement brokered by Roman Catholic group Sant’ Egidio. In the declaration, the warring parties promised to enact...

By WANJA THUKU A furtive card game was in progress beneath the huddled luminous green and orange jackets at the side of the intersection of Mombasa Road and the dirt...

 (Nairobi, August 28, 2017) – Kenya’s presidential election on August 8, 2017 was marred by serious human rights violations, including unlawful killings and beatings by police during protests and house-to-house...

GENEVA, 15 June 2017 – “We were struck in our investigations by the feeling of deep and widespread fear running through the testimonies we gathered,” said Fatsah Ouguergouz, Reine Alapini...

By Kwamchetsi Makokha and Susan Kendi Expert testimony at the International Criminal Court has laid bare the genesis of Uganda’s violent history that gave rise to the Lord’s Resistance Army,...

Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, before the United Nations Security Council on the Situation in Darfur, pursuant to UNSCR 1593 (2005) Thank you for the opportunity to present my...

ICC lawyer’s dream of top UN torture job suffers major setback Dreams of a celebrated British lawyer Karim Khan becoming the top United Nations official on torture ended abruptly this...

Refugees and migrants travelling through Libya in the hope of finding safety and stability when arriving to Europe undergo horrifying abuse including sexual abuse, torture and exploitation. Thousands have lost...

As the proposed foreign protection troops from the regional countries prepare to set foot on South Sudan's capital Juba, analysts have said they will not entirely solve the political mess....

By Joyce J Wangui A dry smile papers over the embarrassment washing Charles Ondieki Gechemba’s face as he looks down on his crutches -- unable to rise to usher visitors...