Rights commission requests torture probe

                   
upi.com     May 17, 2008            

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 16 (UPI) -- The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has requested a probe of alleged torture against militia suspects at the hands of security officers. "In seeking to return sanity to the area as a result of the atrocities being committed in the area, the military... [read full story]                

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Rights group: Try Kenyan officials for torture

freep.com     May 15, 2008          

NAIROBI, Kenya — Top military and civilian officials must stand trial for torturing thousands of people — and killings scores — in an effort to stamp out a brutal militia in western Kenya, the East African nation's state-funded human rights body said today.                

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Kenya human rights body says top officials must stand trial for atrocities over crackdown

iht.com     May 15, 2008          

Top military and civilian officials must stand trial for torturing thousands of people — and killings scores — in an effort to stamp out a brutal militia in western Kenya, the East African nation's state-funded human rights body said Thursday. The U.N. Web site says Kenya is the sixth largest...                

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Kenya: Charge Top Security Men Over Torture, Demands Rights Team

allafrica.com     May 16, 2008          

Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Oliver Mathenge Nairobi The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has written to the Attorney-General recommending the prosecution of nine senior security officials over the ongoing military operation in Mt Elgon. The Government agency also wants the UN High...                

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Kenya: Military Accused of Killing Thousands

allafrica.com     May 16, 2008          

Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Jeff Otieno Nairobi Thousands of Mt Elgon residents have been killed in the ongoing military operation on suspicion of belonging to an illegal military outfit. A fact-finding report by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) says the majority of those...                

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Charge Top Security Men Over Torture, Demands Rights Team

allafrica.com     May 16, 2008          

Oliver Mathenge Nairobi The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has written to the Attorney-General recommending the prosecution of nine senior security officials over the ongoing military operation in Mt Elgon. The Government agency also wants the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms...                

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Military Accused of Killing Thousands

allafrica.com     May 16, 2008          

Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Jeff Otieno Nairobi Thousands of Mt Elgon residents have been killed in the ongoing military operation on suspicion of belonging to an illegal military outfit. A fact-finding report by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) says the majority of those...                

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KENYA: Claims of torture by army and militia, as food shortages grip Mt Elgon

irinnews.org     May 16, 2008          

Displaced people from Mt Elgon area receiving food aid in Bungoma NAIROBI, 16 May 2008 (IRIN) - The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has called for an investigation into allegations of torture committed by security forces deployed in the clash-torn Mt Elgon district in western...                

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KENYA: Claims of torture by army and militia, as food shortages grip Mt Elgon

alertnet.org     May 16, 2008          

Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has called for an investigation into allegations of torture committed by security forces deployed in the clash-torn Mt Elgon district...                

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Kenya: Food Shortages Hit Mt Elgon Amid Torture Claims

allafrica.com     May 16, 2008          

Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Nairobi The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has called for an investigation into allegations of torture committed by security forces deployed in the clash-torn Mt Elgon district in western Kenya. The commission said it had written to the UN High...                

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Kenya Human Rights Group Wants Officials Tried for Torture

voanews.com     May 16, 2008          

Ryu report - Listen (MP3) Kenya's state-funded human rights group has called for the prosecution of the country's defense minister and other top security officials over allegations that Kenya's military forces tortured thousands of civilians during a crackdown that began in March in the western...                

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