ICW FAMILY WELCOMES FINDINGS BY THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA THAT THE FORCED STERILIZATION OF A WOMAN LIVING WITH HIV IS DISCRIMINATION!

After an 8-year wait, women living with HIV who have been fighting to achieve justice for forced and coerced sterilization have been handed a major win by the High Court of Kenya. The court has ruled that a healthcare provider had forced a woman living with HIV to undergo tubal ligation without her consent

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World AIDS Day Statement, 1st December 2022

Violence against Women and girls is a cause and consequence of HIV because it is one of the key drivers behind the increasing numbers of women and girls living with HIV. Violence places women and girls at risk through trafficking, sexual violence, sexual exploitation, child marriage and other harmful practices. The duo tragedy in gender inequalities that Women and girls living with HIV face deeply aggravates their suffering.

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African activists call for ensuring women and girls have a choice and a voice in HIV prevention choices and applaud UNAIDS for joining the fight…

African feminists and HIV prevention advocates are united in their advocacy for ensuring African women and girls in their diversity have a range of HIV prevention options to choose from,…

Continue ReadingAfrican activists call for ensuring women and girls have a choice and a voice in HIV prevention choices and applaud UNAIDS for joining the fight…