UN concerned by revelations of forced sterlisation in SA hospitals

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The Commission for Gender Equality released a report this week, which looked at over 37 cases in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.

JOHANNESBURG - The United Nations said it was concerned by revelations of forced sterilisation at South Africa's public hospitals.

There were now growing concerns as it seemed that this crime was more widespread than initially thought.The UN said forced or coerced sterilisation was a gross human rights and medical ethics violation that constituted as an act of torture and cruelty. It welcomed the Health Department's decision to meet with the Commission for Gender Equality to further discuss the investigation's findings and recommendations.

 

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