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Kenya: Justice Prevails - Kenyan Women Living With HIV Awarded U.S.$20,000 for Unlawful Sterilisation
allAfrica, 5 December 2023
Four women, living with HIV, received compensation of U.S.$20,000 each after undergoing involuntary sterilisation without informed consent. In interviews with the BBC, they shared… Read more »
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MSF, 9 October 2023
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes the ruling of the High Court of Kenya issued on 21st September that brings closure to a lawsuit filed in 2014 by four women… Read more »
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Kenya: MSF's Statement Regarding Kenyan Sterilisation Case
MSF, 22 September 2023
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been informed on 21 September of the ruling of the High Court of Kenya in the context of a lawsuit that was filed in 2014 by four… Read more »
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Kenya: Five Forcibly Sterilised Women Sue State and Charity
Nation, 31 October 2021
A legal battle is brewing in relation to the sterilising of HIV positive women without their consent. Read more »
Kenyan Women Compensated U.S.$20,000 For Unlawful Sterilisation
Four women, living with HIV, received compensation of U.S.$20,000 each after undergoing involuntary sterilisation without informed consent, writes allAfrica's Sethi Ncube.
The process is known as bilateral tubal ligation (BTL). It involves cutting, tying, burning, clipping, or partially removing the fallopian tubes, closing them off to avoid future pregnancies.
In September 2023, the High Court of Kenya ruled that the use of bilateral tubal ligation (BTL) without informed consent violated the women's fundamental rights, including the right to establish a family.
