Human rights education changes lives in Africa

Headline Title: Human rights education changes lives in Africa 30 May 2013 When her husband died, Alice Beti and her two children almost became homeless.Her in-laws had taken over all of her late husband’s property and were threatening to evict them from their house in Kenya.But one day, Alice, a community health worker, went to a meeting organized by local activists where she learned about her right to inherit part of her husband’s property under the country’s family laws. She understood that her rights had been violated and that she could do something about it.She took her case…

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