Africa

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The Center at CSW

03.12.09 - Why should reproductive rights be on the HIV/AIDS agenda? How do we hold governments accountable for the rights violations HIV-positive women suffer every day? The Center, drawing on its expertise in human rights law and reproductive healthcare, brought these issues to the table at the 2009 meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).  …

Time to Abandon Female Genital Mutilation

02.06.09 - Today, on the Day for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the Center for Reproductive Rights calls on governments worldwide to take immediate steps to end the practice.  They must enact and implement laws to prohibit FGM, while also working to empower women and…

The Center at the 2008 AWID International Forum

11.20.08 - Many of the most dramatic advances in reproductive rights have resulted from partnerships between local advocates and international ones such as the Center…

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Our Work in Focus

Legal Grounds: Reproductive and Sexual Rights in African Commonwealth Courts

Reproductive and sexual rights, which are guaranteed in international and regional human rights treaties, mean nothing if they are not recognized and enforced by national-level courts…