Masai accuse Brits of rape
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Samburu, Kenya
At least 300 Masai tribeswomen are preparing a civil case against the British army for rapes over a 25-year period, the U.N. reported this week. The women said they were raped by British soldiers at a British army training ground in northern Kenya. Their lawyer, Martyn Day, said that even though the alleged crimes took place long ago, at various times between 1975 and 2000, there was plenty of evidence available to be evaluated—including medical records of injured women and a number of mixed-race children.
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