Lawyers in Kenya urge prosecution of men who publicly strip women
CNN iReport
Protesters crowded the streets of Nairobi, Kenya on Monday, November 17, to send a message that women should not be attacked for the way they dress. 
The protesters were responding to a recent incident in which a woman was stripped naked by a group of men who said she was dressed "indecently" because she was wearing a mini-skirt. 
The movement has taken hold on social media as well, under the hashtag #MyDressMyChoice, which has been mentioned 72,000 times on Twitter in the past week. 
Freelance journalist Peter Ombedha captured these excellent photos from the protests yesterday. 
Protesters marched through downtown carrying placards that read "My dress, my choice" while others donned mini-skirts, the same attire the unidentified woman wore when she was attacked. 
In the footage posted of the attack on YouTube and shown on local television, the woman is confronted by her attackers at a bus stop. 
Some male protesters wore dresses to show their support.
Others joined the march to rally against the protests, chanting "don't be naked" and "wear clothes." 
After the videotaped incident, other instances of women getting undressed have been reported including in Mombasa, Kenya's second-largest city. 
Kenyan authorities have said they are investigating the latest incident. 
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- Law Society of Kenya calls for action to be taken against men who strip women in public
- Group's chairman: "These kinds of actions are not only illegal but immoral by all standards"
- Men stripping a woman in Nairobi was captured on video, and it went viral
- The attack prompted outrage on social media under the hashtag #mydressmychoice
(CNN) -- Kenya's bar association is calling for the prosecution of men who publicly strip women because of the way they dress.
"The ongoing brutality that is stripping our women in public for allegedly dressing in an indecent manner must be brought to an end," Eric Mutua, chairman of the Law Society of Kenya, said in a statement.
Mutua urged Keriako Tobiko, director of public prosecutions, to take action and for the National Police Service to form a special unit to patrol areas where these crimes are likely to happen.
"These kinds of actions are not only illegal but immoral by all standards and should never be tolerated or condoned in a civilized society," Mutua said.
In an recent incident, a group of men stripped a woman naked in Nairobi after accusing her of "indecent" dressing. The attack was captured on video and prompted outrage on social media under the hashtag #mydressmychoice.
In footage posted on YouTube and shown on local television, attackers confronted the woman at a bus stop. The men pushed and shoved her, eventually stripping her naked. In the background, attackers yell "Toa" -- Swahili for "take it off!" -- as they tug at her clothes.
Kenyans took to the streets of Nairobi on November 17 to protest the attacks.
Protesters marched through the capital's downtown carrying placards that read "My dress, my choice," while others donned miniskirts, the same attire the unidentified woman wore when she was attacked. Some men wore dresses to show their support.
More iReport photos: #MyDressMyChoice
It is not the first time a woman has been undressed for purported indecent dressing in the East African nation, which is a majority Christian.
After the videotaped incident, other instances of women getting undressed were reported, including in Mombasa, Kenya's second-largest city.
The issue in not limited to Kenya. Over the years, there have been similar occurrences elsewhere in Africa, including Malawi and Zimbabwe.
Kenyan authorities have said they are investigating the latest case.
CNN's Daisy Carrington and Rachel Rodriguez contributed to this report.
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