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Rights groups sue state over arrest, prosecution of peaceful demonstrators

A protester clashes with police officers during past demonstrations in Nairobi's CBD. [AFP]

Four civil rights groups have sued the government, challenging what they term as unlawful arrests, detention and prosecution of peaceful demonstrators.

Midrift Human Rights Network, County Governance Watch (CGW), Foundation for Dialogue (FFD), and Youth, Arts, Development and Entrepreneurship Network (Yaden), have filed a case against the Inspector General of Police, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Attorney General and the Cabinet Secretary for Interior.

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