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Kenya: Teenager Arrested in 'Liz' Gang Rape Case
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 30 September 2014
The arrest of a second youth in a high-profile case in which a 16-year-old girl was gang raped and dumped in a pit latrine, breaking her spine, shows Kenya is starting to tackle… Read more »
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Kenya: Police Ignorance On Rape Is Appalling
Capital FM, 5 November 2013
We have recently witnessed a national outcry by top national leaders in regards to traffic accidents in the country. True, there is a crisis in the country as regards careless… Read more »
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Kenya: Tragic Story of Sexual Violence in Kenya
The Star, 20 November 2013
A new film by Irin delves into the issue of sexual violence in Kenya. Read more »
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Kenya: Justice for Liz Campaign Under Way
Fahamu, 30 October 2013
Call for action for arrest and prosecution of the rape gang. Read more »
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Kenya: Kimaiyo Says Cops Will Not Charge 'Rape' Suspects
The Star, 4 November 2013
INVESTIGATIONS into the alleged gang rape of a 16-year- old girl in Busia have found no evidence to link the youths to the crime. Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo on… Read more »
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Kenya: Justice for Liz Remains Just Out of Reach
Sabahi, 20 December 2013
Six months after a 16-year-old school girl in Busia County told police she was brutally raped and left bleeding and unconscious in a sewage ditch, the girl is still in hospital… Read more »
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Kenya: Teen Held Over Liz's Gang Rape
The Star, 16 November 2013
POLICE in Busia county have arrested a teenager, 16, in connection with the rape of a teenage girl in June. The rape of Liz, 16, sparked public outrage with more than 1.2 million… Read more »
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Kenya: Justice for Liz - Is There Hope for Survivors?
The Star, 25 June 2014
Yesterday marked 363 days since the brutal gang rape of 16-year-old girl identified as Liz. After being raped, she was beaten and dumped into a 20-foot deep village latrine, by six… Read more »
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Kenya: 'Liz' Gang Rape Trial Opens in Busia
Sabahi, 24 June 2014
The trial of a man accused of taking part in the gang rape of a Busia County teenager last year opened Tuesday (June 24th), AFP reported. Read more »
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Kenya: 'Justice for Liz' Demo Held in Busia
The Star, 23 June 2014
HUNDREDS of protesters marched on Busia town streets on Monday in solidarity with a rape victim whose campaign has adopted the name Liz, as the trial of her attackers starts on… Read more »
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Kenya: Action Sought Over Liz Rape, A Year On
Capital FM, 7 May 2014
The Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW) on Wednesday demanded the immediate arrest of five suspects who last year allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl in Busia. Read more »
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Kenya: Date Set for 'Liz' Case, Nearly a Year After Gang Rape
Sabahi, 29 April 2014
After numerous setbacks and delays, the case of "Liz", the Busia County teenager who was allegedly gang raped by six men last July and left for dead, is finally scheduled to go to… Read more »
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Kenya: 'Liz' Gang-Rape Case Will Go to Court
Sabahi, 7 February 2014
The case of a Busia schoolgirl who was gang-raped last June and who has been confined to a wheelchair ever since will now be tried in court, the Kenyan public prosecutor's office… Read more »
Kenya: Justice for Gang-Raped 'Liz'?
The arrest of a second youth in a high-profile case in which a 16-year-old girl was gang raped and dumped in a pit latrine, breaking her spine, shows Kenya is starting to tackle its "epidemic" of sexual violence, campaigners have said.
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The police now say it is unlikely 16-year-old Busia girl, known as just 'Liz', was gang raped in the early hours of June 27, 2013. A series of protests were organised after it was ... Read more »
