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Josephine’s Story
More about plaintiff Josephine Majani.
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The Right to Quality Maternal Health Care in Kenya: The Josephine Majani Cases
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.
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Josephine Oundo Ongwen v. the Attorney General and 4 Others (Bungoma High Court Petition No. 5 of 2014)
The landmark 2018 judgment in this case recognized the right to quality maternal health care in Kenya.
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County Government of Bungoma & 2 Others v. Josephine Oundo Ongwen (a.k.a. Josephine Majani) & 2 Others (Kenya Civil Appeal No. 61 of 2018)
This case involves the appeal by the County Government of Bungoma of a landmark 2018 judgment on the right to maternity care.
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Defensoras del derecho al aborto finalistas al Premio Sájarov del Parlamento Europeo a la Libertad de Conciencia
En un nuevo reconocimiento de los derechos reproductivos – y en particular el derecho al aborto – como derechos humanos, las y los miembros del Parlamento Europeo tres aliadas del Centro de Derechos Reproductivos que trabajan para promover el aborto seguro y legal, han sido nombradas finalistas al Premio Sájarov a la Libertad de Conciencia […]
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International Safe Abortion Day (ISAD) 2023 Statement from Civil Society Organizations Working in Nigeria, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya
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 […]
Las víctimas de violencias reproductivas en Colombia tienen una nueva oportunidad de justicia con el Macrocaso 11 de la JEP
28.09.23 (DECLARACIÓN). La Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP) de Colombia ha dado un importante paso al abrir oficialmente el Macrocaso 11, que se enfocará en investigar la violencia basada en género, incluyendo la violencia reproductiva, que ha afectado a niñas, mujeres y personas LGBTIQ+ que sobrevivieron al conflicto armado en ese país. Esta nueva […]
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Kenyan Court Exonerates Health Care Provider and Mother of Adolescent Girl from Abortion Charges
Case’s dismissal aligns with earlier rulings that abortion is a health care right under the Kenyan Constitution.
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Kenyan Court Exonerates Health Care Provider and Mother Criminalized for Abortion
Dismissal in five-year court battle affirms abortion as a health care right and confirms protections against prosecution for women, girls, and abortion providers in Kenya.