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Putting rights, health and well-being of women prisoners high on agenda

Incarcerated women across Africa have to cope with poor hygiene in prisons, overcrowding, lack of gender-sensitive rehabilitation services, awareness of sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence. Human rights organizations have been fighting for women-specific approach in prisons by governments, putting the health and well-being of women prisoners high on the agenda. In this week’s episode we look at the right of female inmates as they serve their terms.

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25 minutes