Kenya’s Human Rights Commission says at least six activists were brutally tortured by police in Nairobi following their arrest at an anti-government protest last week. They were among more than 350 people arrested across Kenya last Thursday as the government cracked down on demonstrations commemorating the second anniversary of a 2024 protest where 60 people were killed by security forces. This is Kenyan activist Hussein Khalid.

Hussein Khalid: “We are telling the government compensation is not enough, and they will not hoodwink us with money. … This is a call for justice, because every time there’s a protest, innocent Kenyans are killed, because these killer cops are not being arrested. They’re not being held to account.”