Amnesty International calls on Kenya to end violence

An international day of public and online action this month will demonstrate solidarity with the people of Kenya and call on the Kenyan government to protect people from politically-motivated and ethnic violence.

On 27 February, people can show their outrage at the continuing human rights abuses in Kenya in a series of events organised by Amnesty International; including an online Facebook action and a series of street demonstrations.

Please click here for more information; there will be updates on events in Canada, Germany, Mali, Mexico, Uruguay and other countries.

Background information
Since 30 December, more than 1,000 people have been killed in politically motivated or ethnic attacks in Kenya. This number includes numerous people shot dead by the police, who were deployed to quell the violence or break up mass protests called by the opposition against the results of the presidential elections.

According to estimates, over 300,000 people have become internally displaced as a result of the violence and more than 10,000 others have fled to Uganda as refugees.