Azimio demos offer stern test to Kenya's respect for human rights

A police officer arrests a man who was trying to take videos of the demonstration using his mobile phone on March 27, 2023, during the anti-Government demonstration in Migori town. [Caleb Kingwara, Standard]

For a decade, human rights organisations have warned that respect for human rights and the rule of law has been deteriorating.

Analysis released this week suggests that 2022 was another disastrous year for human rights, and international governance dropped to an all-time low. If this is true, what must Kenya, Africa and the international community, do now?