Author: Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781623135362
Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
"This report documents excessive use of force by police, and in some cases other security agents, against protesters and residents in some of Nairobi's opposition strongholds after the elections"--Publisher's description.
"Kill Those Criminals"
Author: Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781623135362
Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
"This report documents excessive use of force by police, and in some cases other security agents, against protesters and residents in some of Nairobi's opposition strongholds after the elections"--Publisher's description.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781623135362
Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
"This report documents excessive use of force by police, and in some cases other security agents, against protesters and residents in some of Nairobi's opposition strongholds after the elections"--Publisher's description.
Police brutality in Kenya during the election period
Author: Andrew Mukaria
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3668970297
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Master's Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights, , language: English, abstract: This research explores cases of police brutality in Kenya during the election period. The study explores police brutality in post-police reform period from 2010-2018. It is a qualitatively done study through content analysis, mainly a review of the newspapers and articles detailing cases of police brutality in Kenya. These data are analysed thematically regarding the research question. The findings of the research concerning the research question found that the police brutality is still happening in Kenya, mostly during the elections period. The study further found that there is an ingrained culture of police brutality, which is influenced by historical, contemporary social-cultural and structural dimensions. I concluded the study with implications of the findings, for the theory and the research. Further, the study suggests the reform policies within the context and adherence to the constitution. The proposal offers two approaches, from below and from above. The research suggests, one, an establishment of grassroots and, encourages community policing: two, review of the police recruitment and police training curriculum. Three, an increase of financial and human resources support to the Independent Policing Oversight Kenya (IPOA). Four, laying down proper parameter which will separate Police from executive authorities, and firth, addressing the socioeconomic status of the police officers.
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3668970297
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Master's Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights, , language: English, abstract: This research explores cases of police brutality in Kenya during the election period. The study explores police brutality in post-police reform period from 2010-2018. It is a qualitatively done study through content analysis, mainly a review of the newspapers and articles detailing cases of police brutality in Kenya. These data are analysed thematically regarding the research question. The findings of the research concerning the research question found that the police brutality is still happening in Kenya, mostly during the elections period. The study further found that there is an ingrained culture of police brutality, which is influenced by historical, contemporary social-cultural and structural dimensions. I concluded the study with implications of the findings, for the theory and the research. Further, the study suggests the reform policies within the context and adherence to the constitution. The proposal offers two approaches, from below and from above. The research suggests, one, an establishment of grassroots and, encourages community policing: two, review of the police recruitment and police training curriculum. Three, an increase of financial and human resources support to the Independent Policing Oversight Kenya (IPOA). Four, laying down proper parameter which will separate Police from executive authorities, and firth, addressing the socioeconomic status of the police officers.
Violence in African Elections
Author: Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN: 1786992310
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Multiparty elections have become the bellwether by which all democracies are judged, and the spread of these systems across Africa has been widely hailed as a sign of the continent’s progress towards stability and prosperity. But such elections bring their own challenges, particularly the often intense internecine violence following disputed results. While the consequences of such violence can be profound, undermining the legitimacy of the democratic process and in some cases plunging countries into civil war or renewed dictatorship, little is known about the causes. By mapping, analysing and comparing instances of election violence in different localities across Africa – including Kenya, Ivory Coast and Uganda – this collection of detailed case studies sheds light on the underlying dynamics and sub-national causes behind electoral conflicts, revealing them to be the result of a complex interplay between democratisation and the older, patronage-based system of ‘Big Man’ politics. Essential for scholars and policymakers across the social sciences and humanities interested in democratization, peace-keeping and peace studies, Violence in African Elections provides important insights into why some communities prove more prone to electoral violence than others, offering practical suggestions for preventing violence through improved electoral monitoring, voter education, and international assistance.
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN: 1786992310
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Multiparty elections have become the bellwether by which all democracies are judged, and the spread of these systems across Africa has been widely hailed as a sign of the continent’s progress towards stability and prosperity. But such elections bring their own challenges, particularly the often intense internecine violence following disputed results. While the consequences of such violence can be profound, undermining the legitimacy of the democratic process and in some cases plunging countries into civil war or renewed dictatorship, little is known about the causes. By mapping, analysing and comparing instances of election violence in different localities across Africa – including Kenya, Ivory Coast and Uganda – this collection of detailed case studies sheds light on the underlying dynamics and sub-national causes behind electoral conflicts, revealing them to be the result of a complex interplay between democratisation and the older, patronage-based system of ‘Big Man’ politics. Essential for scholars and policymakers across the social sciences and humanities interested in democratization, peace-keeping and peace studies, Violence in African Elections provides important insights into why some communities prove more prone to electoral violence than others, offering practical suggestions for preventing violence through improved electoral monitoring, voter education, and international assistance.
Policing Protests in Kenya
Author: Mutuma Ruteere
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789966186454
Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789966186454
Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Political Violence in Kenya
Author: Kathleen Klaus
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108488501
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
An analysis of land and natural resource conflict as a source of political violence, focusing on election violence in Kenya.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108488501
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
An analysis of land and natural resource conflict as a source of political violence, focusing on election violence in Kenya.
Divide and Rule
Author: Binaifer Nowrojee
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN: 9781564321176
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Effects on the violence
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN: 9781564321176
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Effects on the violence
The Kenyan TJRC
Author: Ronald Slye
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108422039
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Takes a behind the scenes look at the debates and decisions of the Kenyan Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108422039
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Takes a behind the scenes look at the debates and decisions of the Kenyan Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission.
World Report 2021
Author: Human Rights Watch
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1644210290
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 957
Book Description
The best country-by-country assessment of human rights. The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories are put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken by Human Rights Watch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1644210290
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 957
Book Description
The best country-by-country assessment of human rights. The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories are put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken by Human Rights Watch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.
Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics
Author: Nanjala Nyabola
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 178699433X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
From the upheavals of recent national elections to the success of the #MyDressMyChoice feminist movement, digital platforms have already had a dramatic impact on political life in Kenya – one of the most electronically advanced countries in Africa. While the impact of the Digital Age on Western politics has been extensively debated, there is still little appreciation of how it has been felt in developing countries such as Kenya, where Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and other online platforms are increasingly a part of everyday life. Written by a respected Kenyan activist and researcher at the forefront of political online struggles, this book presents a unique contribution to the debate on digital democracy. For traditionally marginalised groups, particularly women and people with disabilities, digital spaces have allowed Kenyans to build new communities which transcend old ethnic and gender divisions. But the picture is far from wholly positive. Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics explores the drastic efforts being made by elites to contain online activism, as well as how 'fake news', a failed digital vote-counting system and the incumbent president's recruitment of Cambridge Analytica contributed to tensions around the 2017 elections. Reframing digital democracy from the African perspective, Nyabola's ground-breaking work opens up new ways of understanding our current global online era.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 178699433X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
From the upheavals of recent national elections to the success of the #MyDressMyChoice feminist movement, digital platforms have already had a dramatic impact on political life in Kenya – one of the most electronically advanced countries in Africa. While the impact of the Digital Age on Western politics has been extensively debated, there is still little appreciation of how it has been felt in developing countries such as Kenya, where Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and other online platforms are increasingly a part of everyday life. Written by a respected Kenyan activist and researcher at the forefront of political online struggles, this book presents a unique contribution to the debate on digital democracy. For traditionally marginalised groups, particularly women and people with disabilities, digital spaces have allowed Kenyans to build new communities which transcend old ethnic and gender divisions. But the picture is far from wholly positive. Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics explores the drastic efforts being made by elites to contain online activism, as well as how 'fake news', a failed digital vote-counting system and the incumbent president's recruitment of Cambridge Analytica contributed to tensions around the 2017 elections. Reframing digital democracy from the African perspective, Nyabola's ground-breaking work opens up new ways of understanding our current global online era.
The Immediate and Underlying Causes and Consequences of Kenya's Flawed Election
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on African Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description