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Press Release: 30th October, 2015

Today the undersigned coalition of civil society groups hailed a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court on preventable maternal mortality as a decisive victory for access to justice and health rights for women in Uganda. The ruling struck down a judgment in 2012 by Constitutional Court that it had no mandate to hear a case regarding the alleged violation of health rights and the rights of women. โ€œUganda is facing an epidemic of preventable deaths of pregnant women,โ€ said Ms. Primah Kwagala. โ€œWith todayโ€™s ruling, the Judiciary has agreed that it should no longer turn a blind eye to the health rights violations women face. We are taking a step closer to health justice.โ€

 

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