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Sterilisation case in court

WINDHOEK – The case in which Government is being taken to court over the alleged forced sterilisation of six women at state medical facilities reopened in the High Court yesterday,…

Staff Writer2 June 2010

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Are Namibian women being forcibly sterilised

REHOBOTH, Namibia , May 31 (IPS) – A landmark court case, alleging that HIV-positive women were forcibly sterilised in Namibian state hospitals begins in Windhoek’s High Court on Jun. 1. Human…

Staff Writer31 May 2010

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World attention falls on Namibia sterilisation case

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

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Government implicated in involuntary sterilizations of HIV-positive women

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

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Namibia women face forced sterilisation

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

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Women up in arms against forced sterilisation

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…

Staff Writer23 October 2009

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Sterilisation case goes to High Court

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…

Staff Writer16 October 2009

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Agenda 75 – The coerced sterilisation of HIV-positive women in Namibia

Abstract Forced and coerced sterilisation is synonymous with a paternalistic desire to control women’s reproductive capacity. It is a practice that has always targeted the most marginalised people in society,…

Staff Writer26 January 2009

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Sterilisation case in court

Are Namibian women being forcibly sterilised

Government implicated in involuntary sterilizations of HIV-positive women

Namibia women face forced sterilisation

Women up in arms against forced sterilisation

Sterilisation case goes to High Court

Agenda 75 – The coerced sterilisation of HIV-positive women in Namibia

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