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HIV-positive women forcibly sterilised in Namibia, says court

Namibia's Supreme Court on Monday found that HIV-positive women were forcibly sterilised after giving birth -- a decision hailed by activists as a victory for women throughout Africa.

The southern African nation's highest court dismissed a government appeal against a judgement holding it liable for sterilising three HIV-positive women in state hospitals without their informed consent.

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