Kenya torture claims ruling due
Three victims of torture during the Mau Mau uprising will learn today whether their compensation claims against the British Government can proceed.
Tutu urges government to show 'magnanimity and compassion'
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called on the government to show "magnanimity and compassion" towards elderly Kenyans fighting for damages over alleged colonial atrocities during the Mau Mau uprising.
In a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron he accuses the government of continuing to refuse to deal with "these elderly torture victims with the dignity they deserve".
He adds: "It is high time that the British government showed some magnanimity and compassion."
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