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Mau mau torture claims against Foreign Office not time barred rules High Court – UK Human Rights Blog

sally — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:22:36 +0000

“Although any claims regarding alleged acts of torture on Kenyan detainees during the 1950s state of emergency are technically time barred the High Court has allowed three of the claims to go ahead.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 5th October 2012

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Mau Mau uprising: Kenyans win UK torture ruling – BBC News

tracey — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:42:09 +0000

“Three Kenyans who were tortured by British colonial authorities can proceed with their legal claims against the UK government, a court has ruled.”

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BBC News, 5th October 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mau Mau torture court ruling awaited by Kenyans – BBC News

tracey — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:28:49 +0000

“Three Kenyans once tortured by British colonial authorities are to learn if they can proceed with their legal claims against the British government.”

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BBC News, 5th October 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Veterans of 1950s Mau Mau uprising in Kenya seek UK damages – BBC News

sally — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:51:32 +0000

“Three Kenyans who allege they were tortured by the British colonial authorities during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising, are to begin a damages case at the High Court in London later.”

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BBC News, 16th July 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Go-ahead for Mau Mau torture case – The Independent

sally — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:18:55 +0000

“Four elderly Kenyans were give the go-ahead at the High Court today to sue the British government over alleged colonial atrocities committed during the Mau Mau uprising.”

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The Independent, 21st July 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Government ‘not liable for torture’ – The Independent

sally — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:33:14 +0000

“The Government cannot be held legally liable for British colonial atrocities committed during the Mau Mau Uprising, the High Court heard today.”

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The Independent, 7th April 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Kenyans sue UK for alleged colonial human rights abuses – The Guardian

sally — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:59:51 +0000

“Highly embarrassing colonial-era files detailing the British army’s repressive tactics against Mau Mau insurgents in Kenya during the 1950s will be revealed in a landmark compensation case.”

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The Guardian, 5th April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

UK ‘using obscure legal principle’ to dismiss torture claims in colonial Kenya – The Guardian

sally — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:16:27 +0000

“The government is invoking an obscure legal principle to dismiss claims of torture and rape by the British colonial administration in Kenya, campaigners claimed.”

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The Guardian, 25th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Analysis: Britain has moral duty to allow Mau Mau case to proceed – The Times

sally — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:17:16 +0000

“Since the 1950s, Mau Mau has often been synonymous with atavistic savagery. It was a grassroots movement that sought to end British rule in Kenya, and with it the privileges of an African minority loyal to colonialism. Comprised almost entirely of Kikuyu – Kenya’s largest ethnic group — Mau Mau perpetrated some heinous crimes. But, so, too, did the agents of British colonialism, and on an order of magnitude that dwarfed Mau Mau acts of violence.”

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The Times, 23rd June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Kenyan veterans in UK court bid – BBC News

sally — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:31:55 +0000

“A case against the British government brought by veterans of Kenya’s independence struggle will be heard at London’s High Court later.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk