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Ultra-Conservative Conferences Threaten Africa's Reproductive Rights

5/11/2025

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Advocates Fight Back

Advocates for sexual and reproductive rights in Africa are deeply concerned about upcoming conferences in Nairobi that will host ultra-conservative speakers from the US and Europe. These events, promoting anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+ agendas, risk pushing restrictive laws that could worsen the already dire human rights situation across the continent.

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Advocates Fight Back

Advocates for sexual and reproductive rights in Africa are deeply concerned about upcoming conferences in Nairobi that will host ultra-conservative speakers from the US and Europe. These events, promoting anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+ agendas, risk pushing restrictive laws that could worsen the already dire human rights situation across the continent.

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