Colonial War Crimes in Africa by Jemima Pierre The western-
manipulated International Criminal Court, which has indicted
only African leaders, tries to give the world the impression
that barbarity descended on the continent when the white
colonists left. But four aging Kenyan “Mau Mau” freedom
fighters, demanding reparations, are forcing Britain to
acknowledge the savagery of white settlers and soldiers. “The
generation of Africans who fought against colonialism is dying
without recognition of their fight or their suffering at the
hands a racist colonialism.” Colonial War Crimes in Africa by
BAR editor and columnist Jemima Pierre “At the height of the
revolt, it was estimated that 1.5 million Gikuyu and other
Kenyan groups had taken secret oaths of unity to fight against
white settlers and colonial rule.” In early April 2011, four
elderly Kenyansi—three men and one woman—appeared in the High
Court in London, accusing England of systematic torture during
their siege of the so-called Mau Maus and demanding repar