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In Zambia, abortion is legal if the pregnancy would threaten the mother's life or physical or mental health or those of existing children, or if it would cause a birth defect. Zambia has one of the most permissive abortion laws in Africa, though its restrictions limit access. The Termination of Pregnancy (TOP) Act, passed in 1972, legalizes ...
Cybersex trafficking, live streaming sexual abuse, [1] [2] [3] webcam sex tourism/abuse [4] or ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies)-facilitated sexual exploitation [5] is a cybercrime involving sex trafficking and the live streaming of coerced [6] [7] sexual acts and/or rape on webcam.
The difference between non-educated women and educated women is even greater, with a little over 35% of non-educated women using modern contraceptives versus roughly 60% of educated women. [4] Women beyond the typical child-bearing age in Zambia, defined as women aged 35 or above, have the highest rates of unmet need for family planning across ...
An 80-year-old American woman was killed during a wildlife safari in Zambia after an “aggressive” bull elephant “unexpectedly” charged at the vehicle, the tour operators said.. The ...
Zambian women, lured by false employment or marriage offers, were trafficked to South Africa via Zimbabwe for sexual exploitation, and to Europe via Malawi. Zambia was a transit point for regional trafficking of women and children, particularly from Angola to Namibia for agricultural labor and from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to South ...
One example is the Zambia National Women's Lobby that has been at the forefront of advocating for women's political participation and representation. Through its various programs and initiatives, it has managed to increase the number of women in politics and decision-making positions, thereby giving women a voice in the political arena.
There is a large divide between those women who live in urban areas and those who live in rural areas in terms of postpartum care. Reports show that the rate of postpartum visits (up to 6 weeks after the birth of the baby) is 84% in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. As opposed to a rate of 42% of women from rural areas went to postpartum care. [7]
Human rights in Zambia are addressed in Zambia's constitution. However, the Zambia 2012 Human Rights Report of the United States Department of State (one of the United States' Country Reports on Human Rights Practices ) noted that in general, the government's human rights record remained poor. [ 1 ]