This #TakeActionTuesday, join Equality Now and the Solidarity of African Women’s Rights coalition in demanding justice for the multiple women attacked in Kenyan cities. In early November, a group of bus conductors surrounded a woman at Nairobi’s busy Embassava Saaco bus station and violently stripped her for being “indecently dressed.” A few days later, several more women were similarly attacked in Nairobi and Mombasa. Each time, dozens of bystanders looked on, going so far as to film the attacks and post them online. The taped attacks have ignited debate, a #MyDressMyChoice campaign and a social outcry against ongoing and rising violence against women in Kenya. Though authorities publicly condemned the attacks, much more than words is needed to prevent and penalize such brazen violence.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 15:00:01 +0000
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