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Three Kenyan police officers charged with blogger’s murder

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Three Kenyan police officers have been charged with the murder of 31-year-old blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang. His death in police custody earlier this month triggered nationwide protests and renewed scrutiny of police brutality in Kenya. Ojwang was arrested on June 6 at his home in Homa Bay, western Kenya, following a complaint by Deputy The post Three Kenyan… Read More
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Kenya: Cops given heavy sentences for murdering a lawyer

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A Kenyan court has handed long prison sentences to a former police officer, two others still serving and their civilian informant for the 2016 murder of a human rights lawyer, Willie Kimani. The “court finds the murder most foul with its meticulous planning and execution,” the judge, Jessie Lessit, said on Friday. Kimani, his client Josephat Mwendwa and their driver Joseph… Read More
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Nigeria: Police officers face dismissal and prosecution for torture

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– – A number of police officers in Nigeria are facing dismissal and prosecution for illegal detentions and torture. A panel set up by Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission has recommended the dismissal and prosecution of the police officers for torture, extra-judicial killings and illegal detentions. The committee, set up in the wake of mass street protests against police brutality… Read More
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[Video]: Five Ghanaian police women punished for ‘sexy dressing’

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– – Five female police officers in Ghana have been punished for putting up a sexy outlook, a video of which went viral on social media. The officers were wearing their police beret with an attractive and beautiful tube apparel outfit. They looked beautiful in the jumpsuits while serving as bridesmaids for one of their colleagues this month. … Read More
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Zambia: Two police officers sacked for killing demonstrators

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– – Two police officers in Zambia have been dismissed for killing some demonstrators. They have been sacked on the orders of Zambian President Edgar Lungu following investigations into the deaths of two opposition demonstrators last week in Lusaka. The protesters were killed when riot police broke up a rally outside the police headquarters where the opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was being… Read More