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| Kenyan veterans in UK court bid | Kenyan veterans in UK court bid |
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| A case against the British government brought by veterans of Kenya's independence struggle will be heard at London's High Court later. | A case against the British government brought by veterans of Kenya's independence struggle will be heard at London's High Court later. |
| Three men and two women have launched a compensation claim for alleged human rights abuses in the 1950s and 1960s. | Three men and two women have launched a compensation claim for alleged human rights abuses in the 1950s and 1960s. |
| Thousands of people were rounded up and forced into camps by the British during what was known as the Mau Mau uprising. | Thousands of people were rounded up and forced into camps by the British during what was known as the Mau Mau uprising. |
| The UK says the claim is not valid because of the amount of time since the abuses were alleged to have happened. | The UK says the claim is not valid because of the amount of time since the abuses were alleged to have happened. |
| Independence movement | Independence movement |
| The five Kenyans - aged in their 70s and 80s - are the lead claimants in the reparations case. | The five Kenyans - aged in their 70s and 80s - are the lead claimants in the reparations case. |
| They want the British government to acknowledge responsibility for atrocities in the pre-independence era and to compensate them. | They want the British government to acknowledge responsibility for atrocities in the pre-independence era and to compensate them. |
| The government has indicated that the claim is invalid because of the time that has passed and that any liability rested with the Kenyan authorities after independence in 1963. | The government has indicated that the claim is invalid because of the time that has passed and that any liability rested with the Kenyan authorities after independence in 1963. |
| An armed movement began in central Kenya during the 1950s with the aim of getting back land seized by British colonial authorities. | An armed movement began in central Kenya during the 1950s with the aim of getting back land seized by British colonial authorities. |
| Veterans of the war say they suffered barbaric treatment, including torture, as the British suppressed the rebellion. | Veterans of the war say they suffered barbaric treatment, including torture, as the British suppressed the rebellion. |
| The Kenya Human Rights Commission has said 90,000 Kenyans were executed, tortured or maimed during the crackdown, and 160,000 were detained in appalling conditions. | The Kenya Human Rights Commission has said 90,000 Kenyans were executed, tortured or maimed during the crackdown, and 160,000 were detained in appalling conditions. |
| Historians say the Mau Mau movement helped Kenya achieve independence. | Historians say the Mau Mau movement helped Kenya achieve independence. |
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