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Kenya: Fulfill Health Funding Pledges

April 14th, 2011 | Author: Juliane Kippenberg

(Mombasa) – The Kenyan government should remove barriers to health care and make sure that there is no backsliding in access to care, Human Rights Watch said today in a submission to parliament. Parliament is currently debating the budget for 2011-2012.

Posted in Africa, ESC Rights, Foreign Policy, Health, HIV/AIDS, HIV/TB, Kenya, obstetric care, palliative care, Press release | Comments Closed

Kenya: Submission to the Government on Health Budget

April 14th, 2011 | Author: Juliane Kippenberg

In a submission to the Kenyan Government, Human Rights Watch called on the Government to fulfill its earlier pledge of health funding, instead of reducing the resources allocated to health services.

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input into the drafting of the next budget (2011-2012) in Kenya. We conduct research and advocacy around the world on the linkages between human rights and health issues, including on access to health care, health of vulnerable populations, discrimination against people living with HIV, and other issues.

Posted in Africa, Children's Rights, ESC Rights, Foreign Policy, Health care access, HIV/AIDS, HIV/TB, Kenya, Letter, New York, obsteticric care, palliative care | Comments Closed

Kenya: Support Disclosure of HIV Status to Children

December 1st, 2010 | Author: Human Rights Watch

Children have the right to age-appropriate information about their HIV status and should not be the last to find out that they are HIV-positive. Human Rights Watch described its research in Kenya about the subject and called on the Kenyan government to provide guidance to health workers and parents on disclosure, which could start from the age of 6, taking into account the child’s maturity and the specific clinical and social context.

Posted in Africa, Children's Rights, ESC Rights, Health, HIV, HIV/AIDS, HIV/TB, Kenya, Press release | Comments Closed

Uganda: Kenyan Rights Defender to Be Tried for Kampala Bombings

December 1st, 2010 | Author: Human Rights Watch

Prominent Kenyan human rights activist Al-Amin Kimathi is among 17 defendants whose cases were sent to the Ugandan High Court on November 30, 2010, for trial for the July bombings in Kampala.

(Kampala) - Prominent Kenyan human rights activist Al-Amin Kimathi is among 17 defendants whose cases were sent to the Ugandan High Court on November 30, 2010, for trial for the July bombings in Kampala, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Africa, Kenya, Press release, Terrorism, Uganda | Comments Closed