human rights
Senegal Increases Jail Terms for Same-Sex Activity to 10 Years
Legislation doubles prison terms, fines for same-sex acts and criminalizes promotion amid rising arrests in West Africa
OORO GEORGE1 Mins read
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China Passes ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law Mandating Mandarin for Minority Groups
Legislation framed as modernization drive raises concerns over cultural assimilation and minority language erosion
OORO GEORGE2 Mins read
Whipped and Stripped! A Survivor’s Tale of Harrowing Brutality in a Mental Hospital
In August 2023, the Kenyan government revealed that 4 out of 10 Kenyans suffer from mental illnesses and publicly admitted that the public...
BILL YAURA2 Mins read
Kakuzi Pioneers Creation Of Human Rights Committee On Its Board
Agri-business firm Kakuzi PLC has established an Independent Human Rights Advisory Committee (IHRAC) on its board to be chaired by former Attorney General,...
BT Reporter2 Mins read
Will Persons With Disabilities Ever Benefit From Gov’t Interventions?
When the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sent millions of Kenyans into lockdown, the government allocated KSh10 billion to the youth, elderly and persons with...
BARBARA LOUIS ATI3 Mins read
Child Agency Wants NTV Editor, Anchors Jailed For Contempt
The Child Welfare Society of Kenya (CWSK) wants NTV Editor Emmanuel Juma and two news anchors jailed over a story on the mistreatment...
BT Reporter2 Mins read
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As the Poor Suffer, the Elite Being Spared Mau Evictions Agony
Protection of the forest and protection of human rights are not mutually exclusive, and in the case of the Mau Forest evictions, the...
NDUNGU WAINAINA5 Mins read
UN experts decry rights clampdown in Kenya
Voicing concern over restrictions on protests as well as attacks on judiciary and civil society in the run-up to presidential elections in Kenya,...
BT Correspondent3 Mins read
Hassan Omar: Restless political tinderbox
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen he announced recently that he was cutting ties with Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and by extension the National Super Alliance (NASA),...
BT Reporter3 Mins read
