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Amnesty demands probe into Butere Girls mistreatment

Amnesty International Kenya Executive Director Irungu Houghton speaking in Nairobi on 20th September 2023 after attending a stakeholder's engagement forum on the digital ID. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard]

Amnesty International Kenya has condemned police actions during the attempted performance of Echoes of War by students from Butere Girls High School in Nakuru.

Earlier, police officers reportedly assaulted journalists and lobbed tear gas as they tried to cover the play at the annual Kenya Schools and Colleges National Drama and Film Festival.

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