Inside the push to criminalise enforced disappearances, prosecute police
Legal vacuum has complicated efforts to prosecute police officers and other state agents implicated in disappearance cases...
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Kenyan rights groups and victims' families are pushing for legislation to criminalize enforced disappearances, arguing the current legal void hinders accountability for suspected state involvement in these cases.
- 55 cases of enforced disappearances documented by the Missing Voices coalition in 2024, a significant increase from the previous year.
- Julius Nyaga, a lawyer with International Justice Mission (IJM) Kenya, highlights the lack of a specific law in Kenya to address enforced disappearances.
- Prosecutors currently rely on lesser charges like abduction or kidnapping due to the absence of a dedicated law, resulting in lighter penalties.
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Kenyan Rights Groups Push for Law to Criminalise Enforced Disappearances - June 2026
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