Mänskliga Rättigheter

Human rights groups led by VOCAL Africa have filed a petition in the High Court in Mombasa challenging the Kenya Ports Authority recruitment of 296 staff members.

15 maj 2026 Rapporterad av AI

President José Antonio Kast raised from Copiapó the possibility of reversing changes at Punta Peuco prison. The leader questioned the previous government's decision to turn it into a common facility.

The Environment and Land Court has permitted more than 440 residents from Kachero in Taita Taveta County to proceed with their case seeking ownership of land held by Mama Ngina Kenyatta and Basil Criticos.

6 maj 2026 Rapporterad av AI

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan suggested joint action with Kenyan President William Ruto to manage youth protesters. The Law Society of Kenya has condemned the remarks as a threat to constitutional rights.

Security Minister Trinidad Steinert hit back at Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos (INDH) Director Yerko Ljubetic's criticisms of the Nain-Retamal law, calling it an attack on his mandate. Steinert accused Ljubetic of using an 'inverted logic' and defended the law as a key advance against criminal impunity. The dispute arose during the INDH's 2025 public accountability event.

27 april 2026 Rapporterad av AI

Brazil's Chamber of Deputies Human Rights Committee sent an official request to the Foreign Ministry and Justice Ministry for urgent action regarding an Egyptian family detained at Guarulhos International Airport since April 8. The family's 34-week pregnant wife was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection after severe lower abdominal pains on Friday, April 24. The document describes their stay in a restricted-area hotel as a human rights violation.