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Kenyans protest attacks on women in miniskirts

2014-11-17 477 Dailymotion

Hundreds of people take to the streets of Nairobi to protest a recent spate of violent attacks, targeting women for wearing mini-skirts -- or other so-called skimpy attire.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) PROTEST ORGANISER, DIANA ROSE AKELLO, SAYING:<br /> <br />"This is a journey of liberation. It is not just about dressing, it is about liberation of women from oppression."<br /> <br />Some of the attacks were captured on cell-phone videos and widely circulated over social media.<br /> <br />They show mobs of men surrounding the women, stripping them naked and kicking them.<br /> <br />This bus stop was the site of one of the attacks.<br /> <br />While many Kenyans are outraged, some suggest women should think before they dress.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) UNNAMED WOMAN, SAYING:<br /> <br />"Choice has responsibility, you cannot go dressing anyhow wherever you do. We have to be responsible as women, you cannot show as your buttocks."<br /> <br />And in a counter-protest, a group of men tells the protesters to "get dressed."

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