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The 2007-2008 post-election sexual violence victims yesterday clashed with the government for failure to compensate them and prosecute the perpetrators, who included the police and private citizens.
The seven victims, alongside the Coalition on Violence Against Women, the Independent Medico-Legal Unit, the International Commission of Jurists and Physicians for Human Rights, argued that it was unfair for the government to recognize persons who were killed, abducted or maimed by the police during instances of violence but leave out those who were sexually abused.
In reply, the Attorney General, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA),opposed the case, arguing separately that the government had done its best by allegedly pursuing at least 300 cases of sexual violence during the period.
Lawyers Willis Otieno and Dr Owiso Owiso faulted the Court of Appeal for applying the law, dealing with civil wrongs instead of looking into the constitutional violations.
