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Six freedom corner torture victims awarded Sh18m

Six women who were tortured for demanding the release of former political detainees have been awarded Sh18 million.

High Court judge John Mativo ruled that the General Service Unit (GSU) violated the women's rights when they rounded them up at Uhuru Park's freedom corner in March 1992 tortured them before forcefully ferrying them to their rural homes.

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