Perú, 7 de diciembre de 2023. (COMUNICADO). Demus Estudio para la defensa de los derechos de la mujer, el Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL) y el Centro de Derechos Reproductivos (CDR), como representantes de las hijas de Celia Ramos —quien murió por complicaciones derivadas de la esterilización forzada a la que […]
The Center is defending a 2018 judgment recognizing that the neglect and abuse of women seeking maternity health services are rights violations under the Kenyan Constitution and international law.
More about plaintiff Josephine Majani.
The landmark 2018 ruling in Josephine Oundo Ongwen v. Attorney General and 4 Others (Bungoma High Court Petition No. 5 of 2014)—which recognized the right to quality maternal health care in Kenya—and the appeal of the ruling by Bungoma County.
The landmark 2018 judgment in this case recognized the right to quality maternal health care in Kenya.
This case involves the appeal by the County Government of Bungoma of a landmark 2018 judgment on the right to maternity care.
The Center for Reproductive Rights and ten partner organizations issued a statement on #Sept28, International Safe Abortion Day of 2023, commending the people, governments, and organizations working to advance women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Nigeria, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. In addition to marking the progress made in securing […]
Case’s dismissal aligns with earlier rulings that abortion is a health care right under the Kenyan Constitution.