"February 2016"--Table of contents page. "This report was researched and written by Agnes Odhiambo, senior researcher; and edited by Liesl Gerntholtz, executive director, Nisha Varia, sdcocacy director, and Sarah Taylor, women, peace and security advocate in the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch"--Acknowledgements. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Acknowledgments. Summary and Key Recommendations -- Methodology -- I. Kenya's Post-Election Violence, including Sexual Violence: To the United Nations Secretary-General -- Prevalence and Patterns of Sexual Violence -- Broader Context of Impunity for Violence against Women and Girls in Kenya -- II. Impact of Sexual Violence on Survivors and the Need for Reparations: Physical and Mental Health Impacts -- HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) -- Traumatic Fistula -- Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Unsafe Abortion -- Psychological Consequences -- Social Consequences: Stigma and Abandonment -- Physical Violence and Verbal Abuse -- Educational and Economic Consequences -- III. Invisible Victims: Children Born From Rape: Stigma and Rejection -- Psychological and Physical Abuse -- Birth Registration -- IV. Failure to Investigate and Prosecute Sexual Violence: Impact of Stigma and Lack of Information on Reporting -- Discriminatory Response by Health Care Workers -- Protection Failures by the Police -- Police as Perpetrators and Ineffective Witness Protection -- Unclear Legal Framework to Sanction Conflict-Related Sexual Violence -- Current Status of Justice Efforts: National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 -- V. The Case for Reparations: Exclusion of Sexual Violence Survivors from Previous Compensation Schemes -- Principles for a Credible Reparations Process -- The ICC and Reparations -- VI. Recommendations: To the Government of Kenya -- To the Ministry of Health -- To the Inspector General of Police, Director of Public Prosecutions, and the Chief Justice -- To the National Police Service Commission -- To the Independent Policing Oversight Authority -- To the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court -- To Kenya's International Donors -- To the ICC Trust Fund for Victims -- To the United Nations Secretary-General -- Acknowledgments.
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