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Fear and Loathing in Uganda: Proposed Law Abrogates Basic Human Rights

By Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

November 30, 2009 - 8:00am

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A proposed "anti-homosexuality" law blatantly disregards both international law and Uganda's Constitution, threatening freedom of speech and freedom from violence and discrimination.

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Namibian Government Implicated in Involuntary Sterilizations of HIV-Positive Women

By Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

November 17, 2009 - 10:15am

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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 Women Living with HIV/AIDS began documenting in 2008, continue to wait for redress.

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Unsafe Abortion: Why Money Might Matter

By Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

October 21, 2009 - 6:00am

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If aid is meant to create cost-effective, efficient and sustainable health care systems, African nations and the global community must address the high number of unsafe abortions and the needless waste of money spent addressing complications.

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Religion and Stigma Fan HIV Epidemic in Malawi

By Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

October 14, 2009 - 6:00am

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Malawi has some of the harshest laws in all of Africa criminalizing homosexuality. Many religious groups actively support discrimination against gay, lesbian, and transgender persons and in turn are fanning the spread of HIV.

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Indian Government Says No to Sex Education in Schools

By Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

August 11, 2009 - 7:00am

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Rather than recognizing the need for sex education, India's government has responded with a deplorable decision to eliminate all sex education in schools, one that has been criticized extensively.

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Accountability and Reproductive Health in Cambodia

By Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

July 22, 2009 - 7:00am

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NGO reports indicate that Cambodia, like many other countries, is falling short on its commitments to universal access to reproductive health services.

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Free Condoms for Internal Migrants in China, But Continued Neglect of Reproductive Rights

By Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

July 8, 2009 - 7:00am

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The Chinese Government has decided to distribute free contraceptives to the migrant population, a group previously denied access to the free condoms distribution system.

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Global Praise for Delhi High Court’s Decriminalization of Homosexuality

By Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

July 6, 2009 - 7:00am

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Decriminalization of homosexuality by the Delhi High Court gives hope to advocates for equality throughout the globe. Still, much work needs to be done to eradicate discrimination in daily life.

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Supreme Court of Nepal Calls on Government to Make Legal Abortion a Reality

By Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

May 27, 2009 - 8:00am

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On May 20, Nepal's Supreme Court ordered the Nepalese government to enact a comprehensive abortion law to guarantee that abortion is accessible to women, not just legal.

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Women in East Timor Unite in the Fight for Justice and Equality

By Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

April 29, 2009 - 7:00am

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Nearly 350 women gathered together for the Second International "Women for Peace Conference" in East Timor to talk about the role women can play "as creative agents for peace."

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