When thousands of young Kenyans converged across the nation this week to mark a year since scores of them were killed in ...

A growing wave of political repression across East Africa is raising alarms among rights advocates and political observers, ...

So, when the East Africa Law Society (EALS) announced the sudden relocation of its prestigious 30th Annual Conference and ...

Activists fear a growing alliance between East African regimes to suppress opposition voices, as Kenya faces mounting ...

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Kenya has been hit by a recent wave of repression, tarnishing its reputation as a beacon of democracy in East Africa. Critics ...

What we know What they said In a communique from the East Africa Law Society, they indicated that the new directive was necessitated by recent violent events. “While Zanzibar had initially been ...

Uganda's President Museveni announces shocking reelection bid after 40 years in power. Constitutional changes and political ...

The Besigye defence team includes lawyers from the East African Law Society, the Pan-African Lawyers Union, and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). The Lissu trial has also attracted ...

The East Africa Law Society decried the actions against Senior Counsel Martha Karua, formerly a running candidate for the Kenya Vice presidency, and Gloria Kimani, who is a member of the Law ...

“The East African Law Society (EALS)…unequivocally condemns the arbitrary detention, denial of entry and deportation of Senior Counsel Martha Karua, Ms Gloria Kimani, a Council Member of the Law ...