Thanks to The Independent, it is possible to follow the Mau Mau trial where three Kenyans are asking for compensation for the suffrance they went through during Kenya's independence fight in the 1960.
Here is the first of a series of articles published by Jerome Taylor in The Independent:
Empire goes on trial over historical torture claims – with many more such cases to come
Here is the first of a series of articles published by Jerome Taylor in The Independent:
Empire goes on trial over historical torture claims – with many more such cases to come
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/in-a-british-court-after-60-years--the-elderly-kenyans-asking-for-justice-at-last-7946671.html
The Kenyan Human Rights Commission and Redress are the lead rights groups on this case.
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And this afternoon, the British government has accepted that "colonial forces in Kenya tortured
and abused detainees during the Mau Mau rebellion", the High Court has
heard.
Three elderly Kenyan men who are suing the government for damages
were told it did not dispute that "terrible things" had happened to
them. Their lawyers say it is the first ever official acknowledgement by the UK.
See on the BBC's website:
Mau Mau case: UK government accepts abuse took place
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18874040
The hearing continues.
And this afternoon, the British government has accepted that "colonial forces in Kenya tortured and abused detainees during the Mau Mau rebellion", the High Court has heard.
Three elderly Kenyan men who are suing the government for damages were told it did not dispute that "terrible things" had happened to them. Their lawyers say it is the first ever official acknowledgement by the UK.
See on the BBC's website:
Mau Mau case: UK government accepts abuse took place
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18874040The hearing continues.
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