Court Delivers Justice for Several Survivors of Post-Election Sexual Violence in Kenya 10 December, 2020 - 18:00
Country: Kenya Source: Physicians for Human Rights
High Court in Nairobi finds Government of Kenya responsible for failure to investigate and prosecute 2007-2008 post-election sexual violence; Four of eight survivor-petitioners awarded compensation
NAIROBI - In a landmark judgement, the High Court in Nairobi today ruled in favor of four survivors of post-election sexual violence in Kenya. In
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Court Delivers Justice for Several Survivors of Post-Election Sexual Violence in Kenya
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High Court in Nairobi finds Government of Kenya responsible for failure to investigate and prosecute 2007-2008 post-election sexual violence; Four of eight survivor-petitioners awarded compensation
NAIROBI - In a landmark judgement, the High Court in Nairobi today ruled in favor of four survivors of post-election sexual violence in Kenya. In
, the Court found that the Government of Kenya was responsible for a failure to conduct independent and effective investigations and prosecutions of SGBV [sexual and gender-based violence]-related crimes during the post-election violence.
Four of the eight survivor-petitioners in the case were each awarded compensation of KES 4 Million (approximately USD 35,000) for the violation of their constitutional rights. The High Court in Nairobi found a violation of the Kenyan state to investigate and prosecute violations of the rights to life, the pr