| Updated Thu, April 20th 2017 at 08:43 GMT +3The Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly sitting in Paris, France, on December 10, 1948. While the UN identified several human rights, over time, they have been narrowed down to just a few that affect our day-to-day lives. These include freedom from discrimination, the right to life, liberty and personal security, freedom from slavery and freedom from torture and degrading treatment. Bill passageLast week, almost 69 years after the declaration of human rights, President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law the Prevention of Torture Bill. The police, as they are wont to in protecting their dented image, will no longer afford to simply deny such allegations and leave matters at that if the Kenya Human Rights Commission executes its new mandate with zeal.

Source: Standard Digital April 20, 2017 05:37 UTC