Peter Wanyama Wanyonyi

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2014-027-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2014
Country Geolocation

Latitude: -0.023559

Longitude: 37.906193

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Kenya
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
26 September 2013
Type of record
Named individual
Gender
Male
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

a human rights lawyer

Type of rights defended
  • Civil/political rights
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

assisting with cases of enforced disappearance, a number of which were transmitted to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Special Procedures: thematic
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Submission of information to UN
Dates of mentioned reprisals
17 September 2013
Location of mentioned reprisals
Bungoma
Reprisal information

17 September 2013, in Bungoma in the Western Province of Kenya, Peter Wanyama Wanyonyi, a human rights lawyer, was shot dead by unknown gunmen as he was returning home from a meeting

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Physical attack: Killing
Alleged/likely perpetrators
Unclear
Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
No
Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
No
Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
No
Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
No
Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
No
How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
0