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Article: VOA NEWS: KENYAN GROUPS ACCUSE POLICE OF BRUTALITY AND ILLEGAL ARRESTS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 14, 2008
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The Voice of America issued the following story:
By Derek Kilner
Kenyan human rights groups are calling for international and local investigations into the conduct of Kenya's police force, which they accuse of brutality and illegal arrests. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, the groups plan to present evidence to international bodies, including the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Kenyan non-governmental organizations are criticizing the police response to a series of recent demonstrations protesting the government's sale of a luxury hotel. Police prevented a march through downtown Nairobi and arrested several activists who were calling for the country's finance ...