Monday, May 16, 2011

Kenya: Human Deports UK Human Rights Lawyer

The Kenyan government has deported a British lawyer who was investigating human rights abuses in Kenya and other countries in the region. The orders declaring  the lawyer, Ms Gutteridge, who was investigating the human rights abuses in Kenya jointly with the KNCHR were signed by Immigration minister. She had been in the region for a month documenting cases of rendition, torture, secret detentions and abuses of due process.
Recounting her experience in London, she said she was given deportation orders after returning to the country from Tanzania. The immigration officials took all of her belongings and allowed her to make one phone call. She was detained overnight and was put on a flight the next day.
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