Camilla Pickles

Dr. Camilla Pickles is a British Academy Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford. Her research is on Obstetric Violence and the Law, and she is also interested in reproductive rights, women's rights during pregnancy and birth, and maternal health issues. She was previously a post-doctoral research fellow at the South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human Rights and International Law at the University of Johannesburg. Camilla was awarded her doctorate by the University of Pretoria and she served as a research clerk for Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng at the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

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Gaining More from Human Rights: Access to Health Care and Surviving Childbirth is not Enough

Gaining More from Human Rights: Access to Health Care and Surviving Childbirth is not Enough

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 seeks to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all, at all ages. Within the maternity care context this requires a reduction in maternal mortality rates by securing universal access to ...
Emerging concerns for human rights in childbirth: Imposed evidenced-based care as obstetric violence?

Emerging concerns for human rights in childbirth: Imposed evidenced-based care as obstetric violence?

Pregnancy and childbirth can trigger the violation of a number of rights including bodily and psychological integrity, equality, dignity, and privacy. This concern is particularly relevant when women are funnelled into facility-based ...