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Amnesty demands action as Kenya records 19 enforced disappearances in 2026

Amnesty International Kenya has called on the government to translate President William Ruto’s promises on human rights into concrete action, warning that enforced disappearances and police killings remain a major threat to constitutional freedoms. In a statement issued on Sunday, August, 30, 2026, to mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the […]

Amnesty International Kenya has expressed concern over the 19 reported cases of enforced disappearances and 69 police killings in Kenya so far in 2026, urging the government to turn President William Ruto's promises on human rights into concrete actions. The organization emphasizes that victims and their families deserve truth, justice, and reparations, and calls for prompt, independent, impartial, and transparent investigations into every allegation of enforced disappearance.

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