Kenya
Police Abuse of Power
IJM Announces Deaths of Three Individuals Associated with its Kenya Operations Following Their June 23rd Disappearance
With deep mourning, International Justice Mission (IJM) today announced that three individuals associated with the organization, including staff...
July 01
Police Abuse of Power
IJM Lawyer & Two Others Abducted in Kenya: We Need Your Help!
International Justice Mission (IJM) today announced that three individuals, including one staff member and one client, were abducted in Nairobi...
June 28
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
Violence Against Women & Children
Child Abuse Perpetrator Simon Harris Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison
Justice has been served in a child abuse case that affected a large number of Kenyan children. In December, we posted about the guilty verdict in the...
February 27
Sexual Violence
British High Commission Commends IJM for Outstanding Support in Abuse Case
In December 2014, a British court convicted Simon Harris for sexually abusing Kenyan street boys and possessing indecent images of children. He had...
January 30
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
Sexual Violence
British Charity Director Found Guilty for Abusing Street Children in Kenya
Boys living on the streets of one Kenyan town say former charity director Simon Harris sexually assaulted them and threatened them with violence when...
December 16