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Willie Kimani

HRD, Lawyer
International Justice Mission

Willie Kimani was a Kenyan lawyer working with the International Justice Mission, providing legal services and representation to poor people in Kenya.  At the time of his killing he was representing a client who had filed charges against a police officer for corruption.

Human rights defenders denouncing human rights violations committed by the police forces have continuously faced reprisals.

Bodies of missing lawyer Willy Kimani and two others found