Nairobi - Security forces tortured scores of men and raped 12 women in a sweep against the mainly ethnic Somali population of remote north-east Kenya, where their task late last year was to disarm militias.
The accusation by Human Rights Watch (HRW) in the US is the latest in a list of allegations made in the past few years that Kenyan soldiers and police engaged in security sweeps have resorted to terrorising and killing civilians.
"This is not a question of a few bad apples disobeying orders," Kenneth Roth, HRW executive director, said. "This operation was the result of a strategy devised by senior officials to use brutal force against Kenyans."
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