Latin America & Caribbean

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Center for Reproductive Rights Implores Supreme Court of El Salvador To Authorize Emergency Abortion for Woman Facing Life-Threatening Complications

05.22.13 - (PRESS RELEASE) “Beatríz” (a pseudonym) is a 22-year old Salvadoran woman who is 5 months pregnant and experiencing severe health complications related to her lupus and kidney disease. She is also carrying an anencephalic fetus (without a brain) that is not viable…

Human Rights Committee Calls Out Peru for Highly Restrictive Abortion Law

05.06.13 -  The UN Human Rights Committee recently criticized Peru for a wide range of reproductive rights violations, including highly restrictive abortion legislation and a high rate of maternal mortality. …

Salvadorian Woman Imprisoned For Abortion Pardoned and Freed

03.18.13 - (PRESS RELEASE) A Salvadoran judge has granted pardon to “Mery” (a pseudonym), a 27-year-old woman with a mental disability who was sentenced to prison for ending a pregnancy, attempted suicide following her sentencing, and served six months’ time.
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Our Work in Focus

CRR in the Field: Mónica Arango Olaya
Since 1992, the Center's innovative legal work has fundamentally transformed the landscape of reproductive health and rights worldwide, and has already strengthened laws and policies in more than 50 countries. CRR in the Field is a personal look at the various ways Center staff interacts with plaintiffs, policy makers, governing bodies, and supporters at home and abroad to further the fight for reproductive rights…
Peru: The Long March to Justice
Six years ago this week, the Center for Reproductive Rights won a groundbreaking victory for the women of Peru and around the world . For the first time, an international human rights body condemned a country for failing to provide abortion services that were both legal and essential to the health of a woman, violating her fundamental human rights in the process…