During the last years of the British Empire, wars in places like Malaysia and Kenya involved documented abuses and crimes.
Last year, a group of Kenyans detained and allegedly tortured during the Mau Mau rebellion won the right to sue the British government. From that legal case, it has emerged that British authorities systematically either burnt or secretly hid thousands of documents which showed their excesses.
Last year, a group of Kenyans detained and allegedly tortured during the Mau Mau rebellion won the right to sue the British government. From that legal case, it has emerged that British authorities systematically either burnt or secretly hid thousands of documents which showed their excesses.
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