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Joint Statement by CSOs Working on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Challenging Utterances Undermining the Right to Access Education for Pregnant Learners in Kenya card link

Joint Statement by CSOs Working on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Challenging Utterances Undermining the Right to Access Education for Pregnant Learners in Kenya

“The right to education… is an essential right for children, which has a long-lasting effect on the well-being of children. Education determines the future of children… The obligation of States to respect the right to [...]

Adolescent SRHR,Africa, Kenya,Statement

Center-led Program in Bangladesh to Improve Reproductive Health Services for Rohingya Refugees

Modeled on its successful accountability initiative in Uganda, program at Cox’s Bazar refugee settlement aims to enhance delivery of sexual, reproductive and maternal health services.

Adolescent SRHR, Humanitarian Settings, Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care, Maternal Mortality, SRHR General,Asia, Bangladesh,Reporting on Rights,News

Endorsement of the Ministry of Health’s Proposal on Access to Contraceptives for 15-Year-Olds in Uganda

Adolescent SRHR, Contraception,Africa, Uganda,Statement

Kenyan Court Exonerates Health Care Provider and Mother of Adolescent Girl from Abortion Charges

Case’s dismissal aligns with earlier rulings that abortion is a health care right under the Kenyan Constitution.

Abortion, Adolescent SRHR,Africa, Kenya,In the Courts,News

Center Continues Work to Enforce the Constitutional Right to Abortion in Kenya 

Hearing being today in case concerning the unjust prosecution of a health care provider and the mother of an adolescent girl treated for serious pregnancy complications.

Abortion, Adolescent SRHR,Africa, Kenya,In the Courts,News
Report: Legal and Human Rights Centre and Center for Reproductive Rights (on behalf of Tanzanian girls) v. The United Republic of Tanzania card link

Report: Legal and Human Rights Centre and Center for Reproductive Rights (on behalf of Tanzanian girls) v. The United Republic of Tanzania

In June 2019, the Legal and Human Rights Centre and Center for Reproductive Rights filed a case against the United Republic of Tanzania before the African Committe of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of [...]

Adolescent SRHR,Africa, Tanzania,In the Courts,Publications

World Refugee Day: Many Refugees Across Europe Continue to Be Denied Access to Essential Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, Prompting Call for Urgent Action

20.06.23 (PRESS RELEASE) Geneva – Many refugee women and girls who have sought sanctuary and safety in Europe are still being denied access to sexual and reproductive healthcare and gender-based violence support services, according to [...]

Abortion, Adolescent SRHR, Contraception, Humanitarian Settings, SRHR General,Europe, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine,Engaging Policymakers,Press Releases

Twitter Space Panel: Adolescents’ SRHR and Access to Education

This panel marking the International Day of Education examined the ACERWC's decision on Tanzanian girls' access to education.

Abortion, Adolescent SRHR, SRHR General,Africa, Tanzania,Events

Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.

30 Years of Impact: Strengthening Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights card link

30 Years of Impact: Strengthening Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

The Center works to advance adolescents' sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

Adolescent SRHR,Global,News

UN Treaty Bodies Call for the Philippines to Decriminalize Abortion and Protect Adolescents’ SRHR 

Actions follow years of advocacy by the Center and its national partners.

Abortion, Legal Restrictions, Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education,Asia, Philippines,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Story

African Committee Recommends Tanzania Reform Policies That Barred Pregnant Girls from School

Ruling by ACERWC in case brought by the Center and its partner marks a victory for adolescent girls in Tanzania and beyond.

Adolescent SRHR,Africa, Tanzania, Accountability Bodies, African Human Rights System,In the Courts,Story

ACERWC Ruling in Legal and Human Rights Centre and Centre for Reproductive Rights v United Republic of Tanzania

On September 15, 2022, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) issued this decision, Communication No: 0012/Com/001/2019 Decision No 002/2022, in the case Legal and Human Rights Centre [...]

Adolescent SRHR,Africa, Tanzania,In the Courts,Case Document

Submission to the UN Human Rights Council Examines Pakistan’s Lack of Progress on SRHR Issues

Report outlines country’s failure on sexual and reproductive health rights and services and recommends laws and policies to improve access.

Abortion, Adolescent SRHR, Contraception, Maternal Health, Maternal Mortality, SRHR General,Asia, Pakistan,At the United Nations, Engaging Policymakers, Around the World, Reporting on Rights,Story

Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.