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Kenya rights activist killings to be probed by FBI
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga [official profile, BBC profile] announced Monday that US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents from the US Embassy in Nairobi will assist in investigating the killing of two human rights activists last we (More) |
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Deadline for Kenya election violence tribunal extended: PM
Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga said Tuesday that the country has been granted two additional months to form a special tribunal to hear cases surrounding Kenya's 2007 post-election violence . Odinga said that Koffi Annan , who facilitated t (More) |
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Kenya PM still pursuing election tribunal after rejection by parliament
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Saturday maintained that the government was determined to form a local tribunal to address the December 2007 post-election violence , despite a defeat in the Kenyan Parliament last week. Odinga said he had d (More) |
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Kenya parliament rejects bills establishing election tribunal
The Kenyan Parliament rejected Thursday two bills that would have established a special national tribunal to deal with cases stemming from the December 2007 post-election violence . The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2009 and the Special (More) |
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Kenya delays vote on special tribunal following bribery allegations
The Kenyan Parliament on Tuesday delayed voting on a constitutional amendment that would create a special tribunal for the country, following allegations by MP Gitobu Imanyara that government officials tried to bribe or blackmail MPs into voting f (More) |
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Kenya leaders back creation of election violence tribunal
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and political rival Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Wednesday announced legislation establishing a commission tasked with investigating the political and ethnic violence that followed Kenya's disputed December 2007 (More) |
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Kenya moves to replace controversial electoral commission
The Kenyan government on Friday published a bill calling for a constitutional amendment allowing the replacement of the controversial Electoral Commission of Kenya which oversaw the re-election of President Mwai Kibaki in December 2007, leading to (More) |
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Kenya election violence commission urges creation of international tribunal
A commission established to investigate the political and ethnic violence that followed Kenya's disputed December 2007 presidential election released a report on Wednesday recommending the establishment of an international tribunal to try sus (More) |
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Kenya rights group accuses military of torture during rebel crackdown
Kenyan military forces tortured over 4,000 suspected rebels in a recent crackdown against the Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF), according to a report released Monday by human rights group Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU) . The group accused sold (More) |
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UN rights report urges Kenya against amnesty for human rights violators
Kenya should not grant amnesty to anyone who committed human rights violations in the wake of December's disputed presidential election , according to a report [PDF text; press release] issued Wednesday by the Office of the UN High Commissioner (More) |
Women lawyers allowed to practice before US Supreme Court
On February 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed legislation allowing women to be admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Belva Lockwood became the first woman admitted to practice under the new law on March 3, 1879.
Learn more about Belva Lockwood.
