A coalition of activists has taken the Ugandan government to court in a landmark lawsuit regarding the cases of two women who bled to death unattended while giving birth in hospitals.<br /><br />The activists argued that the women's rights to life and to maternal healthcare have been violated.<br /><br />They also said that the negligence of the authorities causes thousands of women to die in childbirth every year.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Malcolm Webb reports.
