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High Court ruling sparks major shift in adolescent justice

From left: Victor Rasugu, Executive Director of the Network for Adolescents and Youth of Africa (NAYA Kenya); Martin Onyango, Associate Director for Legal Strategies at the Centre for Reproductive Health Kenya; and Kerry Mwita, Youth Advocate at NAYA Kenya, during a press statement in Nairobi. [Jasmine Atieno, Standard]

The High Court of Kenya has delivered what rights advocates are describing as a transformative ruling for adolescent rights, declaring that criminalising consensual and non-coercive relationships between adolescents violates constitutional protections.

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