Rights campaigners say current laws against gays are a violation of human rights. In late December, two gay men held an engagement ceremony – and were promptly arrested. The event…
The newly appointed Director at Botswana Network Of Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA), Uyapo Ndadi is set to fight it out with government in court over section 164 of the…
The City Press By Nicole Fritz and Priti Patel FOR some of us, our first recollection of Valentine’s Day is of some humiliating school-time ritual in which we had to…
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS CALL FOR THE REPEAL OF DISCRIMINATORY LAWS AND THE DISMISSAL OF CHARGES IN MALAWI SAME-SEX CASE We, the undersigned organizations, write to express our deep concern at…
Reality Check As far back as 2001, women living with HIV/AIDS were being sterilized in Namibian hospitals, without their autonomous consent. Shockingly, these women, whose cases the International Community of…
HuffPost 18 March 2010 updated 6 December 2017 By Priti Patel Ten years ago, Susan* was admitted to a public hospital in Namibia for an emergency surgery. She was 20…
JOHANNESBURG – A leading Regional think-tank has warned SADC leaders of the impact of their failure to find lasting solution to the Zimbabwean crisis at the Maputo Summit on Thursday.…
We have the right to choose.” This was the key message women conveyed when they are marching against the alleged sterilisation of HIV-positive women in state hospitals this week. Rosa…
WINDHOEK – Six of the 15 cases involving HIV-positive women who were allegedly sterilised without their consent will be heard by the High Court starting next week. The first three…
It was, Malawian police say, a routine sweep for criminals at one of the country’s busiest border posts. They were looking for criminals. But when the police arrested 14 prostitutes…