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Men must take a stand to protect women

In 2014, during rush hour, a woman was at a crowded bus stop in Nairobi, waiting to start her journey back home. She was set upon by a group of men who roughed her up and tore off her clothes, leaving her naked.

They kicked her in the groin and continued to beat her up even as she screamed for help and tried to cover herself up. Her crime? Wearing a short skirt.

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