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International Human Rights Day: Prevent sexual violence

“A Commission investigation this year, on sexual and reproductive rights, found that one in every five Kenyan women had experienced sexual violence in their lives,  and cited common use of informal dispute mechanisms — such as elders meetings — to address crimes such as rape, which ultimately went unpunished.”

By Christian Turner

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