ICC Note: In the last years, several innocent civilians have lost their lives due to the attacks of terrorist groups like Al-Shabaab and other linked organizations. Many of these citizens are persecuted Christian victims that are simply attacked because of their religious beliefs. The Kenyan police has failed to respond effectively to this type of violence and many of these cases remain unresolved for both Christian and non-Christian citizens.
1/14/2017, Kenya (Daily Nation) – Kenyan officials failed to respect human rights in many instances last year, a monitoring group charged on Thursday in its annual global report.
“Respect for human rights in Kenya remained precarious in 2016, with authorities failing to adequately investigate a range of abuses across the country and undermining basic rights to free expression and association,” Human Rights Watch said.
The New York-based NGO pointed specifically to 32 cases of “enforced disappearances” and 11 “unexplained deaths” of individuals in Kenya with alleged links to Al-Shabaab.
These persons were last seen in state custody in Nairobi and northeastern Kenya, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
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