Kenya: Unresolved Human Rights Abuses Risking Regional Stability, LSK Warns

Nairobi — The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has called on East African Community (EAC) member states to recommit to regional human rights obligations, even as Kenya’s national human rights commission warns of delayed treaty reporting and a surge in socioeconomic rights violations fueling unrest across the country.

In a statement marking International Human Rights Day, LSK President Faith Odhiambo warned that human rights in the region face increasing threats from political expediency, weak…