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The world's worst punishment for rape?

To Kenya's Inspector General of Police:

We call on you to deliver justice for Liz including the immediate arrest and prosecution of her rapists and disciplinary action on police officers who failed to handle her case properly.

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The world's worst punishment for rape?
16 year old Liz was walking home from her grandfather’s funeral when she was ambushed by six men who took turns raping her and then threw her unconscious body down a 6-meter toilet pit. Their punishment? Police had them mow their station lawn, then let them go free!

Liz’s horror story has sent shockwaves through Kenya and now politicians and the police are under pressure to respond. But women's groups in Kenya say nothing will change unless the government is put under the global spotlight. They are calling on us to urgently help ensure justice is done and that Liz’s nightmare marks a turning-point in Kenya’s rape epidemic, and sets a precedent for the world.

Rape is illegal everywhere, but too often these laws are just not enforced by the men charged with protecting our daughters. Beginning with Liz, we can change that, calling for both her attackers, AND the police that freed them, to be held to account. Click below to get justice for Liz and send a message that the war on our women and girls is over:


PS: Liz is a pseudonym given by the news outlet that broke her story and has since been widely used. She is not pictured here.

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