"Turning pebbles": evading accountability for post-election violence in Kenya
Four years after the onset of Kenya's 2007-2008 post-election violence, the government has done little to ensure justice for victims. It has failed to ensure the prosecution of perpetrators in all but a handful of the 1,133 or more killings committed during the violence, which pitted ruling par...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Four years after the onset of Kenya's 2007-2008 post-election violence, the government has done little to ensure justice for victims. It has failed to ensure the prosecution of perpetrators in all but a handful of the 1,133 or more killings committed during the violence, which pitted ruling party supporters and the police against armed groups linked with the opposition. Victims of rape, assault, arson, and other crimes similarly await justice. The International Criminal Court has opened cases against six high-profile suspects, but hundreds of other perpetrators of serious crimes continue to evade accountability. This report documents the difficulties faced by election violence victims in obtaining access to justice in Kenya. It identifies the principal weaknesses within the criminal justice system that have contributed to the paltry number of convictions, including police officers' unwillingness to investigate and prosecute their colleagues; the generally poor quality of investigations; weaknesses within the police prosecution system; political influence and corruption that subverts the judicial process; and the absence of an operative witness protection system. Human Rights Watch calls on the government of Kenya to establish a special judicial mechanism within the Kenyan justice system to investigate and prosecute the most serious election-related crimes. The government should also urgently fund the Witness Protection Agency and fast-track reforms to improve the quality and the independence of policing and prosecutions. Providing redress for victims of post-election violence is a requirement, not an option. Nearly four years after the violence, victims have been waiting for justice for far too long |
| Beschreibung: | Auch frei zugänglich über die URL: http://http://http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/kenya1211webwcover_0.pdf I. Background: cycles of violence and impunity. -- II. Half-hearted national efforts toward accountability. -- III. Government prosecutions of "priority" cases and other serious crimes: a failure. -- IV. Weaknesses in investigations and prosecutions. -- V. Impunity for police shootings and misconduct. -- VI. Status of reforms, steps required, and the case for a special mechanism. -- Appendices |
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H U M AN
R I G H TS
W A T CH
DECEMBER 2 0 11 *^*LI^H ISBN: I-56432-836-8
TURNING PEBBLES
EVADING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE IN KENYA GLOSSARY OF
ABBREVIATIONS 1
SUMMARY 3
RECOMMENDATIONS .6
METHODOLOGY 9
I. BACKGROUND: CYCLES OF VIOLENCE AND IMPUNITY 10
EMPOWERED BY IMPUNITY: THE 2007-2008 POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE 12 ONGOING
ABUSES 14
LOOKING ABROAD FOR JUSTICE 15
II. HALF-HEARTED NATIONAL EFFORTS TOWARD ACCOUNTABILITY 16
INITIAL CASELOAD: PRIORITY CASES 17
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS REPORT OF FEBRUARY 2009 18 POLICE
INVESTIGATION OF SEXUAL OFFENCES 20
FAILURE TO CREATE A SPECIAL TRIBUNAL 22
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS REPORT OF MARCH 2011 25
KENYA S INVESTIGATIONS OF ICC SUSPECTS 27
III. GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS OF PRIORITY CASES AND OTHER SERIOUS
CRIMES: A FAILURE 29 ACQUITTALS AND WITHDRAWALS IN SIX HIGH-PROFILE
CASES 30
1. REPUBLIC V. STEPHEN KIPROTICH LETING & 3 OTHERS (THE KIAMBAA CHURCH
BURNING) 30 2. REPUBLIC V. JACKSON KIBOR 32
3. REPUBLIC V. EDWARD KIRUI 33
4. REPUBLIC V. PAUL KIPTOO BARNO, JAMES YUTOR KORIR, AND ISAIAH KIPKORIR
LETING: THE KILLING OF BENEDICT OMOLO AND ELIAS WAFULA WAKHUNGU 34
5. REPUBLIC V. FRANCIS KIPN GENO AND OTHERS: THE KILLING OF
ADMINISTRATION POLICE OFFICER HASSAN OMAR DADO 36
6. THE KILLING OF FATHER MICHAEL KAMAU 37
ACQUITTALS AND WITHDRAWALS IN OTHER SERIOUS CASES 37
CONVICTIONS IN HIGH-PROFILE AND SERIOUS CASES 39
1. REPUBLIC V. ROBERT KIPNGETICH KEMBOI AND KIRKLAND KIPNGENO LANGAT:
THE KILLING OF POLICE OFFICERS PETER GITHINJI AND DAVID ODHIAMBO 40
2. REPUBLIC V. JOHN KIMITA MWANIKI 41
IMAGE 2
3. REPUBLIC V. CHARLES KIPKUMI CHEPKWONY 4 1
4. REPUBLIC V. JAMES MBUGUA NDUNGU AND RAYMOND MUNENE KAMAU 41
5. REPUBLIC V. WILLY KIPNGENO ROTICH AND 7 OTHERS 42
6. REPUBLIC V. PETER OCHIENG 4 2
CASES PENDING BEFORE THE COURTS 4 2
IV. WEAKNESSES IN INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS 45
POOR INVESTIGATIONS BY POLICE 4 6
INACCURATE OR INCOMPLETE QUALIFICATIONS OF CHARGES 49
CASES THAT ARE PENDING ARREST OF KNOWN SUSPECT 5
AILING POLICE PROSECUTORIAL SYSTEM, OVERBURDENED STATE COUNSEL 50
LACK OF WITNESS PROTECTION 52
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS UNDER POLITICAL PRESSURE 53
JUDGES ERRORS IN EVALUATING EVIDENCE AND PREMATURE DISMISSAL OF CHARGES
56 CORRUPTION 57
ABSENCE OF LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND EXPERTISE TO PROSECUTE INTERNATIONAL
CRIMES 58
V. IMPUNITY FOR POLICE SHOOTINGS AND MISCONDUCT 60
REFUSAL TO TAKE REPORTS 61
FAILURE TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS 63
FAILURE TO CONDUCT INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS 64
REASONS FOR LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR POLICE ABUSES 65
CIVIL CASES FOR POLICE SHOOTINGS: FAILURE TO PAY COMPENSATION 67
VI. STATUS OF REFORMS, STEPS REQUIRED, AND THE CASE FOR A SPECIAL
MECHANISM 70 POLICE REFORMS 71
JUDICIAL REFORMS 73
THE CASE FOR A SPECIAL MECHANISM 74
NON-JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY 77
THE TRUTH, JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION JY
REPARATIONS AND COMPENSATION 78
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 81
APPENDIX I: CASE STUDIES BY HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH BY JURISDICTION 82
APPENDIX II: LETTER TO COMMISSIONER MATTHEW ITEERE 03
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| spelling | Ghoshal, Neela Verfasser aut "Turning pebbles" evading accountability for post-election violence in Kenya [written by Neela Ghoshal] New York, NY ; Berlin [u.a.] Human Rights Watch 2011 95 S. 27 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Human Rights Watch Auch frei zugänglich über die URL: http://http://http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/kenya1211webwcover_0.pdf I. Background: cycles of violence and impunity. -- II. Half-hearted national efforts toward accountability. -- III. Government prosecutions of "priority" cases and other serious crimes: a failure. -- IV. Weaknesses in investigations and prosecutions. -- V. Impunity for police shootings and misconduct. -- VI. Status of reforms, steps required, and the case for a special mechanism. -- Appendices Four years after the onset of Kenya's 2007-2008 post-election violence, the government has done little to ensure justice for victims. It has failed to ensure the prosecution of perpetrators in all but a handful of the 1,133 or more killings committed during the violence, which pitted ruling party supporters and the police against armed groups linked with the opposition. Victims of rape, assault, arson, and other crimes similarly await justice. The International Criminal Court has opened cases against six high-profile suspects, but hundreds of other perpetrators of serious crimes continue to evade accountability. This report documents the difficulties faced by election violence victims in obtaining access to justice in Kenya. It identifies the principal weaknesses within the criminal justice system that have contributed to the paltry number of convictions, including police officers' unwillingness to investigate and prosecute their colleagues; the generally poor quality of investigations; weaknesses within the police prosecution system; political influence and corruption that subverts the judicial process; and the absence of an operative witness protection system. Human Rights Watch calls on the government of Kenya to establish a special judicial mechanism within the Kenyan justice system to investigate and prosecute the most serious election-related crimes. The government should also urgently fund the Witness Protection Agency and fast-track reforms to improve the quality and the independence of policing and prosecutions. Providing redress for victims of post-election violence is a requirement, not an option. Nearly four years after the violence, victims have been waiting for justice for far too long Political violence / Kenya Elections / Kenya Police brutality / Kenya Justice, Administration of / Kenya SWB Datenaustausch application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=024662621&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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