Nyasa Times Malawi’s Vice president, Joyce Banda, has urged the faith leaders to open up on same sex partners in order for the country to make significant strides in the…
Staff Writer29 September 2010
The Mail&Guardian When an HIV-positive woman in labour arrived at a Namibian state hospital in October 2007, she did not know that the health workers responsible for delivering her baby…
Staff Writer9 September 2010
Business Day Priti Patel SEX, drugs, rock ’n’ roll with a reality show thrown in: sounds like the perfect cocktail for a media extravaganza. Well it was, just not in…
Priti Patel2 September 2010
By City Press International law recognises the widespread and forced use of this practice as a crime against humanity Anna-Maria Lombard At least 12 South African women, sterilised against their…
Staff Writer7 June 2010
ALL eyes will be on Namibia next week when the case of HIV-positive women, allegedly sterilised in State hospitals without their consent, goes to court. The three women are suing…
Staff Writer28 May 2010
By BBC News Two ex-officers in Zambia’s air force have been awarded damages following claims they were tested and treated for HIV without their knowledge. The men had claimed they…
Staff Writer27 May 2010
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…
Staff Writer18 November 2009
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…
Staff Writer12 November 2009
Check out the Washington Post’s coverage of our case involving the discrimination of two former employees of the Zambian Air Force. The article does a good job of covering the…
Staff Writer13 September 2009