Kenya’s National Commission on Human Rights announced that 39 people have been killed and 361 injured in anti-government protests that began...

Some Pan-Africanists, human rights activists and diasporan Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have petitioned the Kenyan Presidency to investigate...

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have accused Burkina Faso’s ruling junta of kidnapping and conscripting its critics, based on the...

People are angry after lawmakers and the government moved ahead with raising taxes again. Police in Kenya are reported to have fired live rounds along...

A 21-year-old man died after being hit by a tear gas canister during protests in Kenya this week, a human rights official and the victim's relative...

NAIROBI, June 21 (Reuters) - One person was killed and at least 200 people injured across Kenya in Thursday's nationwide protests against government...

Anti-tax protesters in Kenya abducted over the last week as part of a crackdown have been left traumatised, lawyers say. It is estimated 35 people...

Kenyan police have fired tear gas in the capital, Nairobi, and the coastal city of Mombasa to disperse anti-government protests. In both city centres...

Eric Omondi was recently arrested while participating in protests in Kenya. Reports indicate he was detained for his involvement in demonstrations,...

Russia is guilty of torturing, beating and numerous other human rights violations of Ukrainian nationals since it occupied Crimea in 2014, the...