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Kenyan court bid to stop anal exams of men accused of being gay

Engaging in gay sex is a criminal offence in Kenya.

A LAWYER SAID today she has submitted the arguments during the first day of a hearing where two men are seeking a Kenyan court ruling to stop enforced anal examinations of men accused of being gay.

Sande Ligunya said she argued the anal exams infringe on the right to privacy and the right to a fair trial.

She said her clients were arrested in a bar near Ukunda along Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast in February 2015 on suspicion of engaging in gay sex which is a criminal offence in Kenya.

The men were forced to undergo anal examinations after a magistrate ordered a medical examination, she said.

The attorney general is expected to respond to their petition next week, Ligunya said.

Human rights groups have condemned the examinations.

“Such examinations without consent or medical cause are an absolute violation of the privacy not to mention bodily integrity,” said Muthoni Wanyeki, Amnesty International’s regional head.

The strongest possible message must be sent to medical professionals about it.

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    Mute Marc Power
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    May 4th 2016, 10:30 PM

    What on earth is wrong with these awful places and their obsessions with gay sex ?…..surely the poverty of their populations or the relative lack of development or safety should be bigger concerns than what adults do in their own private lives?

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    Mute Vincent Wallace
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    May 4th 2016, 11:28 PM

    Christians westerners forcing our own beliefs on them over many years is their problem.

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    Mute Noirin Kavanagh
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    May 5th 2016, 12:12 AM

    I think if they can get people riled up about some issue like this, it distracts from the things the government are not doing. Nothing new to that strategy here either…..

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    Mute Manuel Moreira
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    May 5th 2016, 2:28 PM

    No one is forcing those beliefs anymore, they now make their own choices, it’s time we shame them and not the west ’cause now we’re the ones constantly telling them to stop this!

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    Mute Alfie Bonney
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    May 4th 2016, 10:38 PM

    So the ones that that take it in the ass get screwed and the givers get off Scott free sounds a bit unfair
    I’m not gay but my boyfriend is

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    Mute Ziggy722
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    May 4th 2016, 10:56 PM

    Copper Face Cracks :)

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    Mute David Mc Shite
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    May 4th 2016, 10:51 PM

    I think the world and humanity move constantly forward and eventually arrive at the same destination. This is the first test case that opens a debate on attitudes to homosexality in Kenyan Society which is a progressive step.
    We look with distain at their position whilst coviently overlooking our own recent journey regarding this subject.
    Homosexuality was until relatively recently a criminal offence in this country and gay men were frequently targeted and seriously assulted. These attitudes have not totally disappeared and will perhaps take another generation or two to be finally confined to history.
    My own attitude has matured over time from the ignorance of growing up in the 80s to the enlightenment of today and I’m a better person for it.

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    Mute Manuel Moreira
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    May 5th 2016, 2:27 PM

    We can’t just think “oh we did sh* t in te past so now they get an excuse to do sh* t too.

    Our past migt be shameful, but we progressed and it’s time to stop making excuses for human rights violations in places like Kenya and just outright shame and criticise them!

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    Mute Cal McLaughlin
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    May 4th 2016, 10:20 PM

    What are they looking for?

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    Mute Cool Lights
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    May 4th 2016, 10:29 PM

    Gerbils.

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    Mute sparky
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    May 4th 2016, 10:33 PM

    Cal…they hold the same beliefs as your church..go ask them.

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    Mute brian murray
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    May 4th 2016, 11:03 PM

    What consenting adults do together is entirely their own business. What right has anyone to condemn them when they’ve harming nobody. Some people still live in the dark ages

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    Mute Peter Fechter
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    May 4th 2016, 10:10 PM

    “anal exams infringe on the right to privacy”..i had to read and re-read that….on the bright side,this suggests progress for Kenya….yeah.

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    Mute Jack Bowden
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    May 5th 2016, 2:16 AM

    Can we do a prisoner swap? We’ll send them all our murders and burglars and they send us their gay men.

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    Mute Marg murphy
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    May 4th 2016, 10:43 PM

    Revolting practice. And before the gay lobby start howling at me, the anal probing that I find disgusting is the involuntary one.

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    Mute Ian Phillip Creaner
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    May 5th 2016, 5:52 AM

    The gay community howling at you!???? Glad we have people like you on side.

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    Mute @mdmak33
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    May 4th 2016, 10:44 PM

    Send panti over to talk to these lawmakers,I’m shocked he has not been there already.

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    Mute Cal McLaughlin
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    May 4th 2016, 10:48 PM

    Panti on tour.

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    Mute Marg murphy
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    May 4th 2016, 11:06 PM

    Panti is like the “Swedish” woman “confronting” the neo nazis. He plays to a captive audience, plays to the gallery. They are in no real danger! But try that lark in a third world hot zone. Neither if them would be courageous and outspoken.

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    Mute Marg murphy
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    May 4th 2016, 11:07 PM

    …..or last long. Easy to be brave and outspoken in Europe.

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    Mute Peter McGlynn
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    May 4th 2016, 11:10 PM

    Easy to be brave as a keyboard warrior muppet.

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    May 5th 2016, 2:06 AM

    Thank you Peter McGlynn you beat me to it. I hate faceless troll comments.

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    Mute Gerry Fallon
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    May 4th 2016, 10:20 PM

    That kenyan judge is such a pain in the arse!

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    Mute Karl Patchell
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    May 5th 2016, 12:32 AM

    Gays have different bums?

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    May 5th 2016, 1:21 AM

    Yes, they’re like vaginas.

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    Mute Alex Carroll
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    May 4th 2016, 11:04 PM

    Probably made their whole week!!!

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    Mute nf
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    May 4th 2016, 11:12 PM

    Their hole weak?

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    May 4th 2016, 11:13 PM

    Yeah it probably made their hole weak

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    Mute KT
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    May 5th 2016, 2:46 AM

    What a disgusting comment. Forced medical examination, a form of rape and you equate this with being enjoyable?

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    Mute Demise Grad
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    May 5th 2016, 3:36 AM

    Thought the same myself KT. In fact a lecturer at my Uni worked with sex offenders in Broadmoor hospital and they had to find a non invasive way to test female offenders for sexual preferences and proclivities as they could already do this with males using a ring shaped device. They risked an appeal and possibly having to let a prolific female offender go if they couldn’t offer the same treatment and testing as they did for males so they devised a method for females that was non invasive. So it is seen as a breach of rights to conduct invasive exams against a person’s wishes yet these clowns think it’s a laughing matter. Would make you feel sick.

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    Mute Tony_Kilduff
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    May 5th 2016, 11:45 AM

    Lol Demise….slag off anyone you want just not the gays ?

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    Mute Demise Grad
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    May 5th 2016, 1:19 PM

    Meaning Tony?

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    Mute Demise Grad
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    May 5th 2016, 1:20 PM

    I’ve never advocated rape jokes Tony. Always said I find them distasteful. This is not really a subject matter to use for a bit of slagging off is it.

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    Mute Jim Woodcock
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    May 4th 2016, 11:47 PM

    Jesus that’s a bit much they’re always banging on about homosexuality in Africa hope they don’t bring this practice in their airports..don’t plan on going there mind as I’m white and they’d probably try and chop me off and flog me off to the withdoctor as albino body parts for his sorcery antics

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    Mute Blind Faith
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    May 5th 2016, 12:06 AM

    Don’t worry, I don’t think they’d have much interest in either your tiny brain or your woodcock Jim.

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    May 5th 2016, 9:56 AM

    My woodcocks why your blind.

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    Mute Chris Martin
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    May 4th 2016, 11:39 PM

    Exit not entrance.

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    Mute Demise Grad
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    May 5th 2016, 9:25 AM

    Tell that to 40 % of heterosexual couples Chris! And while you’re at it you probably should mention that mouths are just for food and drink. See what reactions you get!

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    Mute Marg murphy
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    May 5th 2016, 12:03 PM

    40%? I doubt it.

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    Mute Demise Grad
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    May 5th 2016, 1:23 PM

    Apparently so, although I’m basing that on hearsay from a sex therapist who was speaking during the marriage referendum campaign so you could be right Marg I haven’t seen the figures myself, although I don’t see what reason she would have to lie about it.

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    May 6th 2016, 1:38 AM

    @demise. My own “I doubt it” is based on nothing but my own doubts. HonestlyI have no stats or anything. Just my own prejudices. There, I said it.

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    Mute tommy macdonagh
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    May 5th 2016, 12:11 AM

    all those ridiculing kenya would in the same breath call themselves a catholic. idiocy of the highest order

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    May 5th 2016, 1:23 AM

    We’ll ridicule you instead.

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    May 5th 2016, 12:35 AM

    “Excuse me sir, your blocking my passage”.

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    May 4th 2016, 10:13 PM
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    May 4th 2016, 10:15 PM

    Pile driving should be banned.

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    May 4th 2016, 10:26 PM
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    May 5th 2016, 9:09 AM

    Parish priests have been doing this for years !

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    Mute Chris Martin
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    May 5th 2016, 3:11 PM

    Regardless of who does it its extremely unhygienic to put anything in there..no matter how bloody good it feels!!

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    Mute Manuel Moreira
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    May 5th 2016, 2:25 PM

    The civilised world should stop sending money and aid to these backwards hateful places!

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    Mute Sean C
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    May 5th 2016, 8:45 AM

    On most ongoing court cases – home and abroad – the journal normally has the comments closed. A cynical person might think this one is open so that people post controversial comments. But I’m not cynical. The journal would not stoop to such sad levels to increase clicks into articles.

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    May 5th 2016, 11:07 AM

    Sounds like a jobbridge job to me!

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    Mute Mac Steve
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    May 6th 2016, 8:20 PM

    I was with this girl once and we were going at it in the missionary position all of a sudden she shoved her finger up my bum hole needless to say I was shocked I don’t know how the f@#k she got her arm round that far is beyond me I felt so violated she thought it was hilarious It was not

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