Kenya

Online defamation and fake news are punishable by long jail terms under Kenya’s new Computer and Cybercrimes Act.

Oxfam says the World Bank should not forget its goals to “end poverty and boost shared prosperity” as it increasingly relies on the private sector to finance development.

A man from the Sengwer tribe has been killed by guards working for the Kenya Forestry Service. Another man was wounded. The attack follows several recent violent operations to evict Sengwer tribespeople from their land.

A new UNHCR report warns that discrimination, exclusion and persecution are stark realities for many of the world’s stateless minorities, and calls for immediate action to secure equal nationality rights for all.