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KNCHR warns of rising cases of rights violations

KNCHR during the release of the State of Human Rights Report for December 2024 to December 2025 in Nairobi, on December 9, 2025. [Juliet Omelo, Standard]

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) says the country continues to face human rights violations despite some progress in legislation and policy.

While releasing the State of Human Rights in Kenya report ahead of the Human Rights Day today, the commission said it had recorded 2,848 complaints between December 2024, and December 2025.

Economic, social, and cultural rights violations topped the list, with 1,381 cases, followed by 1,171 complaints on civil and political rights, and 299 relating to group rights.

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