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- Home closed on child trafficking charges.
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, 8 May 2008.
The Government has issued a 14-day closure notice to Charitable Children's Institution (CCI) in Kajiado district for alleged child trafficking.
- LAW REPORT: Police and prosecution faulted in gang-rape case.
Nationmedia.com, 5 May 2008.
The Court of Appeal has reiterated the importance of properly conducted identification parades in criminal cases. In a case in which a woman had been gang-raped and subjected to other forms of degrading sexual violence, the court could not hide its dilemma in having to reverse the conviction of one of the appellants because police and the prosecution had failed to adduce sufficient evidence to support the testimony of the victim. (Free registration)
- Rape in election chaos sparks off abortion debate.
Nationmedia, 9 April 2008.
As the country waits with bated breath for a new coalition government after two months of post-election violence, focus is shifting towards an estimated 1,200 victims of sexual assault, who include women and men as well as girls and boys. .(Free registration)
- US forensic firm to aid Kenyan rape victims.
AFP, 31 March 2008.
A US risk mitigation group said Monday it will help Kenya to crack down on sexual offenders during recent violence and reduce violence against women in the east African nation.
- Malindi hub for girl sex trade, seminar told.
Daily Nation, 31 March 2008.
Underage girls are being trafficked in Malindi for sex, a seminar heard Sunday. Most of the girls are from upcountry villages in Kenya. Somali women and girls are also targeted.(Free registration)
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