Kenyan authorities have detained three police officers for involvement in the murder of a human rights lawyer. The officers have not yet been charged, but a judge announced they will remain [5] in detention for two weeks as investigations are conducted. The body of Willie Kimani, a Nairobi lawyer working for the human rights organization International Justice Mission [6], was found [7] on July 1 along with a client and a taxi driver. Kimani had accompanied his client, Josephat Mwenda, to court after filing a complaint against a police officer for shooting him in the arm. The three went missing shortly after leaving the courthouse.
A statement by 34 international human rights organizations condemned [8] the murders, and hundreds have taken to the streets of Nairobi to protest [9] extrajudicial killings in the capital. Western governments that provide financial support to Kenya have also expressed [10] their concern over the murders and are urging [11] the country to reform and comply with international human rights standards.
From Jurist [12], July 4. Used with permission.
