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July 22, 2011

Britain Loses Bid to Dismiss Mau Mau Case 
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The British government has lost a bid to throw out a lawsuit over the
repression of the Kenyan struggle for independence against colonial
rule. On Thursday, a British court ruled a group of veterans of
Kenya’s resistance movement can proceed with a lawsuit seeking
compensation for human rights abuses during the Mau Mau rebellion of
1952 to 1960. More than 100,000 Kenyans are believed to have been killed
in the British crackdown. Mau Mau veteran Gitu Wa Kahengeri celebrated
the ruling.

Gitu Wa Kahengeri: "We are very very happy with the ruling of the court
in London today on our case. For a very long time now, we have remained
steadfast on our pursuit for justice, for torture that we suffered under
the British government with today's ruling we are very happy that there
is light at the end of the tunnel."



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