"Bring the Gun or You’ll Die" Torture, Rape, and Other Serious Human Rights Violations by Kenyan Security Forces in the Mandera Triangle

Publisher: Human Rights Watch

Publication Date: June 29, 2009

Publisher Website: http://www.hrw.org/

Language: en

Category: Kenya, Advocacy and Research Groups, Arms and Military Affairs, Conflict, Peace and Security, Human Rights

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On October 25, 2008, the Kenyan government launched a joint police-military operation aimed at disarming warring militias in the Mandera region of northeastern Kenya. In fact, this operation was planned as less a law enforcement action than a deliberate and brutal attack on the local civilian population that unfolded systematically over the course of several days.

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