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Amnesty International reported on Monday that authorities in Kenya committed human rights violations against protesters between 2023 and 2025, using restricitve measures to suppress youth-led demonstrations in response to a deteriorating economic situation in the country.
In a report documenting events and popular protests in Kenya between 2023 and 2025, Amnesty International revealed that Kenyan authorities committed abuses against demonstrators and journalists, including arbitrary arrests, abductions, malicious prosecution, and media repression, while they were protesting against increasing corruption, high taxes, public debts, and rising poverty and inequality.
Based on interviews and testimonies from local communities, the organization stated that 36 people were arrested or abducted by security officers during or after the protests, among whom many asserted that they were mistreated in detention. Detainees further reported that they experienced beating, torture, and interrogations without legal representation. The organization added that other people were subjected to unlawful surveillance of their social media accounts, mobile phones, and residences.
On the other hand, journalists faced harassment, physical assault, and arbitrary detention. Additionally, six reporters stated that police used unlawful force against them, while some journalists had their equipment confiscated or were ordered to delete footage from their cameras to restrict coverage of the protests.
Consequently, Amnesty International called on the Kenyan government to provide comprehensive reparations to all victims and to prosecute the perpetrators of human rights abuses against protesters. The organization also recommended that the government ratify the UN International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances. Lastly, the rights organization emphasized that demands by young people for transparency, social protection, and better economic conditions should not be met with repressive measures and crack downs, urging authorities to ensure the protection of human rights before the implementation of new policies or reforms.
Mass youth-led protests erupted in Kenya on June 25, 2024, in opposition to a finance bill and were met with a violent response from authorities. Deaths were recorded during these demonstrations alongside the use of water cannons and ammunitions as well as cases of abduction and arbitrary arrests. Besides the controversial finance bill, demonstrators protested against the spread of corruption affecting both daily services and political figures, as well as the erosion of the rule of law.
In 2025, Kenya received a score of 30 on the international corruption index, marking a decline in oversight mechanism despite the implementation of special anti-corruption legislation. In June 2026, protests against a national park construction project were also met with a crackdown by authorities.
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In a report documenting events and popular protests in Kenya between 2023 and 2025, Amnesty International revealed that Kenyan authorities committed abuses against demonstrators and journalists, including arbitrary arrests, abductions, malicious prosecution, and media repression, while they were protesting against increasing corruption, high taxes, public debts, and rising poverty and inequality.
Based on interviews and testimonies from local communities, the organization stated that 36 people were arrested or abducted by security officers during or after the protests, among whom many asserted that they were mistreated in detention. Detainees further reported that they experienced beating, torture, and interrogations without legal representation. The organization added that other people were subjected to unlawful surveillance of their social media accounts, mobile phones, and residences.
On the other hand, journalists faced harassment, physical assault, and arbitrary detention. Additionally, six reporters stated that police used unlawful force against them, while some journalists had their equipment confiscated or were ordered to delete footage from their cameras to restrict coverage of the protests.
Consequently, Amnesty International called on the Kenyan government to provide comprehensive reparations to all victims and to prosecute the perpetrators of human rights abuses against protesters. The organization also recommended that the government ratify the UN International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances. Lastly, the rights organization emphasized that demands by young people for transparency, social protection, and better economic conditions should not be met with repressive measures and crack downs, urging authorities to ensure the protection of human rights before the implementation of new policies or reforms.
Mass youth-led protests erupted in Kenya on June 25, 2024, in opposition to a finance bill and were met with a violent response from authorities. Deaths were recorded during these demonstrations alongside the use of water cannons and ammunitions as well as cases of abduction and arbitrary arrests. Besides the controversial finance bill, demonstrators protested against the spread of corruption affecting both daily services and political figures, as well as the erosion of the rule of law.
In 2025, Kenya received a score of 30 on the international corruption index, marking a decline in oversight mechanism despite the implementation of special anti-corruption legislation. In June 2026, protests against a national park construction project were also met with a crackdown by authorities.
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