Kenya maternity

The High Court of Kenya has ordered the Kenyan Ministry of Health to end the discrimination and abuse experienced by women in public maternity hospitals, and provided financial compensation to two women who were illegally detained in a maternity hospital for their inability to pay hospital fees and were subjected to abuse. The ruling, due in part to efforts by the MacArthur-supported Center for Reproductive Rights, notes that the women were unlawfully detained and suffered numerous human rights violations on the basis of their socioeconomic status and gender.