Kenya protest over miniskirt attack
Monday 17th November , 2014
Both men and women showed solidarity with the woman who was attackedAt least 200 people have protested in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after a group of men tore off a woman’s clothes for wearing a miniskirt.
The protesters chanted “Shame on you” and handed out flowers at a bus rank where the attack took place, the BBC’s Anne Soy reports from the scene.
At a rival demonstration, about 20 men chanted “Dress up. We don’t want this.”
Kenya is a conservative society, where activists complain that women’s rights are often violated, our reporter says.
A mother’s group, Kilimani Mums, organised the protest after a video of the attack went viral on social media last week.
Activists say the government has not done enough to protect the rights of womenBoth Christians and Muslims took part in the protestIt sparked outrage among Kenyans, with the hashtags#MydressMychoice and #strippingshame trending on Twitter on Saturday and Sunday, the local Daily Nation newspaper reports.
Kenyans Rally for Mini-Skirt Rights – #MydressMychoice
November 17, 2014 by still4hill
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