Hundreds of women took to the streets of Nairobi to protest against femicides and to demand action. But things quickly turned tense when Kenyan police fired teargas. At least three people were arrested, including Amnesty’s Kenya director. Amnesty and three other organizations have condemned the police response, calling the protests a courageous stand against the ongoing killings of women.
Meanwhile, in Uganda, Kizza Besigye’s trial has been postponed to January 7, next year. The opposition leader is accused of threatening national security. His supporters are demanding his immediate release following his controversial abduction in Kenya last month. Besigye and his close aide have now been imprisoned for nearly a month.
Finally, in The Gambia, many residents of a coastal fishing village called Ghana Town are stuck in a legal limbo. Though they were born in, grew up in, and now live in The Gambia, they have been unable to get citizenship because their parents are from Ghana.
