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== UN General Comment No. 36 (2018) – Article 6 of the ICCPR (Right to Life) ==

Issued by the UN Human Rights Committee, '''General Comment No. 36''' provides an authoritative interpretation of Article 6 of the '''International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)''', focusing on the right to life.

* States must not invoke security concerns to justify the unlawful killing of protesters.
* The failure to prevent, investigate, or punish such killings may itself constitute a violation of the right to life.

'''🔴 Violation:''' Kenya may be in breach of its international obligations if it does not investigate and prosecute those who ordered or carried out shootings of protesters.

== International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) ==

Kenya ratified the '''ICCPR''' in 1972, thereby making its provisions legally binding on the state.

* '''Article 6(1)''': “Every human being has the inherent right to life... No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life.”
* '''Article 7''': Freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.
* '''Article 21''': Right of peaceful assembly.

'''🚫 Violation:''' Arbitrary shootings, enforced disappearances, and the use of excessive force during protests violate Articles 6, 7, and 21 of the ICCPR.

=== References ===
* [https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/general-comments-and-recommendations/general-comment-no-36-article-6-right-life-un-human OHCHR – General Comment No. 36 on Article 6: The Right to Life (2018)]
* [https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/ccpr.aspx OHCHR – International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights]