Who: SWK, PAK, GWK, AMM, Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV & AIDS (KELIN), African Gender and Media Initiative Trust (GEM);
Vs.
Médecins Sans Frontières – France (MSF- France), Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Marie Stopes International, the Nairobi County Executive Committee Member in Charge of Health Services, Cabinet Secretary – Ministry of Health, Republic of Kenya and The Attorney General;
And
Who: LAW, Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV & AIDS (KELIN), African Gender and Media Initiative Trust (GEM)
Vs.
Marura Nursing Home, the Nairobi County Executive Committee Member in Charge of Health Services, Cabinet Secretary – Ministry of Health, Republic of Kenya and The Attorney General.
When: 4th November 2020
What: The Constitutional and Human Rights Division of the High Court in Nairobi will mention Petitions 605 and 606 of 2014; the cases challenge the forced and coerced tubal ligation of women living with HIV.
The mention on 4th November 2020 is to confirm the willingness of the Judge who had initially heard the matter to hear it to the conclusion in light of his upcoming transfer back to Nairobi.
Where: Online before Hon. Justice W. Korir at 9:30 a.m.
PLEASE NOTE: The applicants request that their names and identity should not be disclosed in the media to protect them from further stigma and discrimination based on their HIV status. The proceedings shall be in camera.
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For more information:
Allan Maleche,
Advocate for the Petitioner’s and
Executive Director, KELIN
Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV & AIDS (KELIN)
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Po Box 112 – 00202 KNH
NAIROBI
Email: amaleche@kelinkenya.org
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NAIROBI
Or
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