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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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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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