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International Human Rights Day: Celebrating Defenders of Women’s Rights

December 10, 2010 - 7:39am (Print)

Human rights defenders often put their own lives on the line to promote and protect all of our rights. Today we celebrate the women living with HIV and others who advocate for sexual and reproductive rights in the context of HIV and AIDS.

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Namibian High Court to Hear Cases of Forced Sterilization

by Aziza Ahmed

June 4, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)

Activists fighting on behalf of access to high-quality sexual and reproductive healthcare are watching Namibia's courts to see if good precedent will be set on forced sterilization.

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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 (Print)

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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In Namibia and Beyond, Forced Sterilization is a Human Rights Violation

reader diary by Lori Adelman, International Women's Health Coalition

June 16, 2009 - 8:57am (Print)

Forced sterilization of any woman, regardless of her HIV status, is not just an unfortunate biproduct of medical arrogance- it is a violation of every woman's fundamental human right to sexual and reproductive autonomy.

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