In 1946, a movement opposing British rule was organized. The Mau Mau emerged as a fighting force against colonialism in Kenya. In 1956, they were defeated. The toll was approximately 13,000 dead and thousands of people detained. In 1964, following its independence, Kenya became a republic, but political conflicts continued and several periods of violence ensued.
At the request of the local Medical Institute, local NGOs and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), EAAF has conducted several training courses in Kenya on the use of forensic evidence to investigate human rights violations. When Kenya’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission was formed in 2008, EAAF was invited to present its perspective on the work that lay ahead.
