The UN team named Alfred Ogola, Wilfred Kamencu, Anastacia Nambo and Kavumbi Munga as having been threatened. By KEVIN J. KELLEYMore by this Authorin New YorkUnited Nations human rights experts on Wednesday urged the Kenyan government to protect activists being intimidated because of their campaign against lead poisoning from a smelter near Mombasa. ENVIRONMENT DEFENDERS“These environmental defenders should not face threats, harassment and intimidation when they are exercising their rights legitimately through legal action,” the UN experts declared. “On the contrary, they should be championed for upholding the Constitution of Kenya,” the experts said. Wednesday’s statement marked the third time in four years that UN rights specialists have called on the government to protect environmental activists.

Source: Daily Nation May 30, 2018 21:22 UTC