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KNCHR celebrates court decision to declare attempted suicide is not a crime

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The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has welcomed the High Court’s ruling that declared attempted suicide unconstitutional. According to a statement on Thursday, January 9, 2025, on KNCHR’s official x account, Justice Lawrence Mugambi declared Section 226 of the Penal Code unconstitutional noting that it is cruel to imprison mentally ill people. KNCHR […]