Still Standing

A Kenyan rape survivor’s quest for justice and healing. IRIN News / 2013 / 11 min. / produced, shot, edited by Till Muellenmeister

IRIN News is proud to announce the launch of “Still Standing”, a multimedia story by award-winning photographer Till Muellenmeister recounting one courageous rape victim’s fight for justice and healing. Ziborah Iala was gang raped in Nairobi, Kenya, in December 2007. The story follows her as she moves from the hospital to the police and to the courts. Along the way, she encounters a law enforcement system indifferent to her suffering and a society that penalizes sexual assault victims rather than perpetrators. The story is accompanied by a haunting interview with Ms. Iala as she describes her struggle and reveals her strength. After the rape, Ms. Iala moved from Nairobi. She ekes out a living from her little ‘shamba’, or farm, but is now unable to pay her son’s school fees. She continues to require medication and treatment, which she receives with support from the Coalition on Violence Against Women. Her court case remains unresolved.