HIV Positive Women Sue Government for Alleged Forced Sterilisation.

Byline: Chamwe Kaira

Around 50 HIV positive women plan to sue the Ministry of Health and Social Services for allegedly being sterilised against their will, their lawyer said.

Amon Ngavetene, a lawyer with the Legal Assistance Centre, told the Economist that the first six cases would be heard in the Namibian High Court in October this year.

"Summons have already been issued to the health ministry," he said.

Ngavetene said the women allege that they were sterilised at government hospitals in the country during labour.

"The women were told that they would not give birth at the hospitals if they were not sterilised. Others did sign …