Police Abuse of Power
Police Abuse of Power
Senior Police Officer Convicted of Murder for the First Time in Kenyan History
A senior police officer was convicted today after he was found guilty of murder in a high-profile case of police abuse in Kenya. Formerly the Officer...
December 14
Police Abuse of Power
Help Transform Kenya
The cry to stop police abusing their power against the innocent is growing loud and strong in the streets of Kenya. Women and men long to be free...
July 05
Police Abuse of Power
IJM Launches Petition Demanding Justice in Kenya Following Murder of Kenyan Lawyer
International Justice Mission (IJM) today announced the launch of a petition demanding justice in the murders of IJM staff member Willie Kimani, IJM...
July 02
Police Abuse of Power
IJM Announces Deaths of Two Individuals Associated with its Kenya Operations Following Their June 23rd Disappearance
Friday, July 1, 2016, WASHINGTON, DC; NAIROBI KENYA: With deep mourning, International Justice Mission (IJM) today announced that two individuals...
July 01
Police Abuse of Power
Tragedy in Kenya
IJM EXISTS TO PROTECT THE POOR FROM VIOLENCE, AND WILLIE KIMANI’S LIFE WAS TAKEN WHILE COURAGEOUSLY PURSUING THAT MISSION.
—GARY HAUGEN, CEO of...
July 01
Police Abuse of Power
IJM Kenya Marks First-Ever Conviction in Police Abuse of Power
On April 28, 2016, over six years after the initial crime, a police officer was found guilty of manslaughter for violently killing an innocent...
May 04
Police Abuse of Power
Two Innocent Men Facing Life Imprisonment Finally Set Free
Today in Kenya, two men framed for stealing a police officer’s radio were finally declared innocent. The battle in court has taken two years.
"I have...
January 22
Police Abuse of Power
This Kenyan Father Will Be Home For Christmas
Collins is a young husband and father in Kenya, and he has been in a Nairobi prison for nearly two years, charged with a crime he did not commit.
IJM...
December 19