Police Abuse of Power
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 03
Police Abuse of Power
Senior Police Officer Charged with Murder in Kenya
NAIROBI, KENYA – Nearly two years ago a man named Samuel* was beaten to death inside a police station by the station commander.
November 04
Slavery
Gary Haugen's TED Talk Highlights What's Missing in Fight to End Poverty
“The Locust Effect” author warns until everyday violence against the poor ends, development efforts will disappoint
April 20
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.
January 21
Police Abuse of Power
This Kenyan Father Will Be Home For Christmas
Yesterday, Collins’ IJM lawyer, Wamaitha Kimani, went by the prison to tell him we believed he might get out on bail today. “He nodded and said thank...
December 19
Police Abuse of Power
Innocent Prisoners Waiting for Justice Find Unprecedented Support from Local Kenyan Churches
Less than 10 miles from Nairobi’s main city square, Kariobangi is one of its most densely-populated slums. More than 150,000 people live in a...
November 06
Police Abuse of Power
IJM Kenya: Abusive Police Officer Arrested After Two Years in Hiding
More than two years after Derek* felt the pain of a police officer’s metal rod across his body, the high-ranking officer who allegedly beat him was...
November 03
Slavery
20 Years After Rwandan Genocide, Former U.N. Lead Investigator Says Violence Against the Poor an Everyday Reality
Gary Haugen says everyday violence crushing millions of the world’s poor.
Washington, D.C. (April 7, 2014) – 20 years after the genocide in Rwanda,...
April 06