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UN Calls on Uganda to Fulfill Human Rights Obligations

03.23.12 -  One year ago, the Center for Reproductive Rights and our partner, the Uganda Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA - Uganda), submitted a joint letter to the Human Rights Council (the Council), which was about to perform its Universal Periodic Review of Uganda…

Submission to the Special Rapporteur on Torture regarding human rights abuses of incarcerated women in the U.S.

03.01.12 - The U.S. Legal Program, together with the Rebecca Project for Human Rights and Women on the Rise Telling HerStory (WORTH), submitted a letter to Mr. Manfred Nowak, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, on June 18, 2009…

Fighting to Ensure the Right to Food for Pregnant Women in India

02.29.12 -  In India, 63,000 women die from pregnancy-related causes every year-more than anywhere else in the world. The causes of maternal mortality are well-known and largely preventable, with malnutrition being a main contributing factor. …

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