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Latest orders from the Supreme Court of India in the Devika Biswas vs Union of India (unsafe and unethical sterilization) PIL
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Public Maternal Health in Tribal Communities of India: Advocacy Dialogue - 20 Aug 2015
In an initiative to deliberate upon and voice issues of maternal health of tribal communities through a human rights perspective, a host of Civil society groups, researchers, lawyers, experts and members of Parliament, senior officials from across 13-14 states of the nation congregated in New Delhi  on August 20, 2015 for  a two day  Advocacy dialogue  on maternal health issues of women in tribal areas. The advocacy dialogue was organized by the National Alliance for Maternal Health and Human Rights (NAMHHR). Read More

Public Hearing on Informed Choice and Quality of Care in Contraceptive Choices in India, New – Delhi
17 December 2014
To express angst against the loss of 13 young (women) lives in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh (India) during  sterlization camps and collectively voice concern over lack of quality care, lack of informed  choice in Family Planning Programme of India; different advocacy networks  including the National Alliance for Maternal Health and Human Rights (NAMHHR),  National Coalition Against Coercive Population Policies and Two-Child Norm National Alliance,  Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) in alliance with 45 civil society organisations held a collaborative  Public Hearing on December 17 in New – Delhi. 

Witnessing a presence of nearly 210 participants from across 10 states of India, with delineation of testimonies by women sufferers and with appalling descriptions of sterilization camps from different states on poor lack of quality care and poorly conducted sterilization operations, the Public Hearing aimed to press upon the Government of India to review its Family Planning Programme approach of population control and view it from women’s right perspective and a Human Rights lens.
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Second round of Training on CBM on quality of care and informed choice in family planing