Human Rights Abuse in Kenya...

Human Rights Abuse in Kenya

Kenya is a presidential republic with a population of around 34million. Mwai Kibaki was elected president of Kenya in 2002 and he is head of State and head of Government.
The government claims to respect Human Rights but this was questions when certain incidents lead to the abuse of these rights.
-Unlawful killings by police
-Police beatings and torture of innocent people
-harsh and life-threatening prison conditions
-Use of excessive force
-Restrictions on freedom of speech
-Government corruption
-Abuse and discrimination against woman
-Child Labour
-Lack of enforcement of workers rights
Amnesty International is urging Kenya’s leader to protect the people of Kenya by respecting and living by The Declaration of Human Rights.
On the 27th of February, an event was held by the Amnesty International to allow people to express their views on the situation. Protests took place, including one that was done online through Face Book.


Along the streets of Kenya tagging is often seen regarding the abuse of human rights. This is the people’s way of getting out their anger and letting the government know what the people of Kenya think. They do it through tagging because then nobody can find out who wrote it and no one will be punished.

If something is not done soon, it is going to get even more severe than it already is and things will start to get out of hand. Amnesty International is trying it’s hardest to sort all this out but they are not sure if anything has been successful.