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Government inaction encouraging sexual violence during protests

On the eve of the June 25, 2025, protests, I received a call from a survivor of the 2007–2008 post-election violence. She told me she was terrified and wanted to move to a safer place. She said she had heard rumours that certain individuals, believed to be mobilised, were planning to attack women and blame the violence on peaceful demonstrators. 

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