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Annan condemns Kenya 'gross and systematic' rights abuses
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed concern Saturday about "gross and systematic abuses of human rights" taking place in Kenya in the wake of last month's disputed presidential election . Annan is in the country to help m (More) |
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Kenya opposition brings ICC 'crimes against humanity' complaint against government
Kenya's main opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) , has filed a formal complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) , alleging that the Kenyan government has committed crimes against humanity in using force against demon (More) |
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Kenya opposition party turns to economic boycott over disputed election
Kenya's main opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) said Friday that it would use economic boycotts and strikes to continue protests over the disputed re-election of Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki after ODM supporters clashed wi (More) |
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Kenya police clash with protesters over disputed election
Supporters of Kenya's main opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) , fought with police Wednesday during demonstrations staged across the country over the disputed re-election of Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki . At least two protes (More) |
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Kenya opposition party calls for more protests over disputed election
Kenya's main opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) , Friday called for three days of protests over the disputed re-election of Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki . More than 500 people have already died in violent demonstrations sinc (More) |
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Kenya attorney general calls for probe into alleged election fraud
Kenyan Attorney General Amos Wako called Thursday for an independent investigation of the disputed reelection of President Mwai Kibaki amid continued violent protests. In a public statement carried in the Nairobi Daily Nation newspaper, he warned (More) |
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Kenya protesters allege fraud in presidential election
At least 185 people were killed in Kenya as demonstrations against alleged election fraud continued Monday. Protests began Sunday when tens of thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets, accusing Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki of elector (More) |
Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery
On September 3, 1838, abolitionist and human rights advocate Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery in Baltimore by posing as a free sailor and boarding a train bound for Philadelphia. Read Douglass' 1881 tract My Escape from Slavery.
