Kenya: Bring prosecutions for torture in Northeast
Kenyan security forces beat and tortured hundreds of civilians in several communities during an October 2008 disarmament operation in Kenya’s northeastern Mandera districts, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said in a report released on 29 June. HRW is calling on the Kenyan government to establish an independent inquiry without further delay, to investigate and then prosecute those responsible.
KENYA: BRING PROSECUTIONS FOR TORTURE IN NORTHEAST
Brutal attack in Mandera Districts underscores urgent need for Police reform
(Nairobi, June 29, 2009) – Kenyan security forces beat and tortured hundreds of civilians in several communities during an October 2008 disarmament operation in Kenya’s northeastern Mandera districts, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Human Rights Watch called on the Kenyan government to establish an independent inquiry without further delay to investigate and then prosecute those responsible.
The 51-page report, http://www.hrw.org/node/83973
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