Suite à une décision de justice, Londres versera près de 25 millions € à des victimes de la répression coloniale au Kenya il y a un demi-siècle. Un précédent qui ne manquera pas d’inspirer d’autres victimes et pas seulement outre-manche...
U.K. to pay £20 million for Mau Mau atrocity | The Hindu
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Britain is to pay £20 million in compensation to Kenyans tortured by its colonial forces for alleged role in the Mau Mau rebellion in the 1950s and 1960s opening the door for similar payouts to victims of the “raj”.
It has also acknowledged for the first time that Kenyans were “subject to torture, and other forms of ill-treatment at the hands of the colonial administration”, and apologised for the abuses.
The move, announced by Foreign Secretary William Hague on Thursday, follows a High Court verdict allowing three elderly Kenyans to go ahead with legal action demanding compensation. The verdict led to a settlement between the government and the victims’ lawyers.
Describing it as a “significant” moment, the legal team for the three claimants — Paulo Muoka Nzili, Wambuga Wa Nyingi and Jane Muthoni Mara — said they had got “justice they have sought for many years”.