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Media Advisory: SAHRC partnering with CALS and Wits School of Law will host a dialogue on Violence and the Right to Health
Attention: Editors and Reporters
22 JULY 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission’s Gauteng Provincial Office is partnering with the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), Wits School of Law will host a dialogue with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng. The dialogue will focus on the right to health and obstetric violence.
22 JULY 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission’s Gauteng Provincial Office is partnering with the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), Wits School of Law will host a dialogue with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng. The dialogue will focus on the right to health and obstetric violence.
Obstetric violence refers to the ‘disrespect and abuse occasioned on pregnant persons during facility-based childbirth and the postpartum period. It is also referred to as mistreatment of women, dehumanised care, or disrespect and abuse during childbirth. The dialogue will be a platform for those working on gender equality and health rights to discuss how their institutions understand the impact of obstetric violence on pregnant persons, families, and health systems. It will also allow for discussion on the systemic interventions required to eradicate this particular form of gender-based violence.
The event details will be as follows:
Date: 25 July 2022
Time: 13:00-15:00 (SAST)
Venue: Chalsty Centre, Wits University
The dialogue can also be streamed on the SAHRC YouTube channel and Facebook page
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For further information contact the Gauteng Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission: Bongiwe Gumede, T: 083 942 2740 E: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Centre for Applied Legal Studies: Basetsana Koitsioe, 066 216 7276 E: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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