human rights defender
Willis Otiende
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Urgent support needed
After being released and being subjected to torture, he has not stopped feeling pain on his abdomen despite having received treatment after release. This pain is especially prevalent when breathing.
He also has an issue with his ear where he sometimes feels his ear is blocked.
Also, he has had recurring rushes on his private area and it is suspected that it was due to the liquid they poured on him while in detention.
The HRD would therefore need urgent medical intervention to address these issues.
Organization affiliation
- Manyatta B Social Centre
HRD's year of birth
2000
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Social and community leader
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Digital rights
- Disability rights
- Economic, social and cultural rights
- Environmental rights
- Fight against corruption
- Fight against impunity
- Land rights
- LGBTIQ+ rights
- Women's rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released
HRD's bio and work
Willis Otiende is a community organiser, human rights defender, climate justice advocate, and children's rights champion from Manyatta B Ward, Kisumu. He serves on the Manyatta B Ward Climate Change Planning Committee, volunteers at the Manyatta B Social Justice Centre, and contributes to the Kisumu Peace and Accountability Advocates. His work advances ecological justice, human rights, peace and governance, and art for social change through grassroots organising, civic engagement, and community-led advocacy.
Detained since
Jul 17, 2025
Date of release
Jul 18, 2025
Charge(s)
- Creating disturbances
- Damage to public property
- Possession of illegal material
- Threatening national security
Sentence
Was never charged
Latitude: 0.10433
Longitude: 34.7567
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa
Location of detention - City/Town
Kisumu
Location of detention - Facility
Kisumu Central Police Station
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
He was hit on his private parts using guns. Some officers were also kicking him using their boots.
After being put in the police cells, he was further assaulted by a different officer who wanted to force him take a picture.
Recent case update / evolution
Was taken to court after being tortured in custody. He was never charged but eventually released without any charge
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 2000
- HRD's Gender
- Man
- Type of HRD
- Social and community leader
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Digital rights
- Disability rights
- Economic, social and cultural rights
- Environmental rights
- Fight against corruption
- Fight against impunity
- Land rights
- LGBTIQ+ rights
- Women's rights
- Organization affiliation
- Manyatta B Social Centre
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Willis Otiende is a community organiser, human rights defender, climate justice advocate, and children's rights champion from Manyatta B Ward, Kisumu. He serves on the Manyatta B Ward Climate Change Planning Committee, volunteers at the Manyatta B Social Justice Centre, and contributes to the Kisumu Peace and Accountability Advocates. His work advances ecological justice, human rights, peace and governance, and art for social change through grassroots organising, civic engagement, and community-led advocacy.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Kisumu
- Location of detention - Facility
- Kisumu Central Police Station
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 0.10433
Longitude: 34.7567
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Jul 17, 2025
- Current Status
- Released
- Date of release
- Jul 18, 2025
- Charge(s)
- Creating disturbances
- Damage to public property
- Possession of illegal material
- Threatening national security
- Sentence
Was never charged
- Recent case update / evolution
Was taken to court after being tortured in custody. He was never charged but eventually released without any charge
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
He was hit on his private parts using guns. Some officers were also kicking him using their boots.
After being put in the police cells, he was further assaulted by a different officer who wanted to force him take a picture.
- Urgent support needed
After being released and being subjected to torture, he has not stopped feeling pain on his abdomen despite having received treatment after release. This pain is especially prevalent when breathing.
He also has an issue with his ear where he sometimes feels his ear is blocked.
Also, he has had recurring rushes on his private area and it is suspected that it was due to the liquid they poured on him while in detention.
The HRD would therefore need urgent medical intervention to address these issues.
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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