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

                   
iht.com
May 15, 2008
        
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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... [read full story]                    

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Rights commission requests torture probe

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Rights group: Try Kenyan officials for torture

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Rights commission requests torture probe

politicalgateway.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...

                   

Rights commission requests torture probe

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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...

                   

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

worldproutassembly.org
May 17, 2008
        

"The army intervention is proving to be counterproductive since it has actually participated in gross human rights violations in the area," KNCHR said. "Sources told the commission that the military torture members of the Sabaot community to death and those who survive are taken to the police...

                   

Probe Torture Claims in Mt Elgon Operation

allafrica.com
May 16, 2008
        

Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Nairobi The latest report alleging gross human rights abuses in Mt Elgon District has been met with the usual denials by officialdom. The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights claims thousands have been executed and secretly buried in mass graves deep in the...

                   

Kenya: Probe Torture Claims in Mt Elgon Operation

allafrica.com
May 16, 2008
        

Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Nairobi The latest report alleging gross human rights abuses in Mt Elgon District has been met with the usual denials by officialdom. The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights claims thousands have been executed and secretly buried in mass graves deep in the...

                   

Military Kills Mount Elgon Militia Leader

allafrica.com
May 16, 2008
        

Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Peter Ngetich And Bernard Kwalia Nairobi The Mount Elgon military operation scored a major victory Friday when the top commander of the Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF) was gunned down. Wycliffe Komon Matakwei, leader of the militia, is reported to have been felled...

                   

Kenya: Military Kills Mount Elgon Militia Leader

allafrica.com
May 16, 2008
        

Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Peter Ngetich And Bernard Kwalia Nairobi The Mount Elgon military operation scored a major victory Friday when the top commander of the Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF) was gunned down. Wycliffe Komon Matakwei, leader of the militia, is reported to have been felled...

                   

Kenya Human Rights Group Wants Officials Tried for Torture

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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...

                   

Kenya: Food Shortages Hit Mt Elgon Amid Torture Claims

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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...

                   

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

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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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