Exempt lawyers, IPOA from curfew, Amnesty urgesAmnesty International executive director Houghton Irungu at a past event. [File, Standard]A human rights lobby wants lawyers enlisted as critical and essential service providers during the curfew period.Amnesty International on Thursday urged the Interior ministry to fast track their exemption from the curfew following a court ruling. Essential service providers are allowed to move around between the 7pm-5am curfew imposed to control the spread of coronavirus. He said they had recorded numerous cases of people not getting legal representation when they are arrested during the curfew period. SEE ALSO: China confirms virus spreading between humans"It will encourage compliance with the curfew, reduce human rights violations and deepen the professionalism of the Service where it has been lacking," he said.

Source: Standard Digital April 16, 2020 18:11 UTC