Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal · info@hri.org.za
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Feminist · Women-led Since 2009

Her Rights.Her Voice.Her Dignity.

Advancing the rights of women living with HIV across Southern Africa.

HRI is a feminist organisation dedicated to creating safe spaces, promoting human rights and advancing the strategic and practical interests of women living with HIV in all their diversities.

Our programmes.

Our work in full

Bodily Autonomy

Justice and advocacy around forced and coerced sterilisation.

My Body, My Womb, My Rights, My Decisions →

HIV Treatment & Health Equity

Healthcare access, treatment inequities, cervical cancer and women's health.

Gendered social exclusions →

Violence Against Women

Research and advocacy on violence experienced by women living with HIV.

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Feminist Leadership & Agency

Leadership and feminist consciousness building.

Her Rights, Her Voice, Her Agency →

Positively Young

Young women's leadership and advocacy.

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Women at an HRI community gathering in KwaZulu-Natal Strategic priority · Bodily autonomy

Justice for forced & coerced sterilisation

Women living with HIV in South Africa have been sterilised without their full, informed consent. HRI seeks justice and redress for them, a violation of bodily autonomy that demands accountability.

  • Justice and redress for women subjected to forced and coerced sterilisation
  • Strategic litigation and law reform to hold the health system accountable
  • Laws and policies that address violence against women living with HIV
  • Research and evidence that centre women's own testimony

What we stand for.

Human Rights

Feminism & Gender Justice

Accountability & Transparency

Diversity, Inclusion & Non-Discrimination

Solidarity & Compassion

Self-Determination & Empowerment

Collaboration & Partnership

Our partners.

Partner with us
Heinrich Böll Stiftung Cape Town: South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe
The Raith Foundation
AIDS Foundation of South Africa
African Women's Development Fund

Stand with women living with HIV.

Help advance bodily autonomy, gender justice and human rights.