Kenya: Sexual violence committed during 2017 elections must be accounted for in the run-up to 2022 elections
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Kisumu, Nairobi, Paris – 25 March 2021 – As national elections approach in Kenya, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisation, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), are presenting their findings and analyses on cases of sexual violence committed during the 2017 elections, to demand justice for the survivors and with a view to draw attention to the need to prevent and protect against further violations during the 2022 elections.
Today, at a conference on “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world” organized by the County Gender Sector Working Group, including local authorities and civil society, in Kisumu, in Western Kenya, FIDH and its member organisation in Kenya, KHRC, are presenting the results of their investigations into cases of sexual violence committed in the midst of 2017 presidential
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