Blantyre – Police in Malawi said on Sunday they were hunting down key figures in the country’s gay community after discovering "pornographic films" at the office of a rights group.…
Staff Writer28 February 2010
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…
Staff Writer19 February 2010
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…
Staff Writer19 February 2010
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…
Staff Writer14 February 2010
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…
Staff Writer21 January 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
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
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