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2010-2012 CRR-CLS Fellow Elizabeth Sepper Accepts Position at Washington University Law

Liz Sepper has accepted a tenure track Assistant Professor position at Washington University in St. Louis. Wash U, as it is commonly known, is ranked 18th among US law schools. She will join the faculty at Wash U. in July, 2012. …

CRR Welcomes Landmark Decision from European Court on Coerced Sterilization

On November 8, 2011 the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgment in V.C. v. Slovakia, a case of a Romani woman who was sterilized without informed consent.

Call to Address Institutionalized Sexual Violence in Latin America’s Schools

Over the past decade, thousands of Latin American girls and adolescents have gone to school expecting to learn and grow in a safe, trustworthy environment.

Peruvian state to reopen María Mamérita Mestanza Chávez v. Perú case

During the 143rd period of sessions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights this week, the Peruvian state announced that it will be reopening the case of  María Mamérita Mestanza Chávez v…

Center Receives Espíritu Award from Chilean Novelist Isabel Allende

The Center is thrilled to receive a 2011 Espíritu Award from the Isabel Allende Foundation. …

U.N. Committee against Torture: Ireland Must Ensure Access to Lawful Abortion

In May, the U.N. Committee against Torture reviewed the Republic of Ireland’s initial periodic report. The Committee’s concluding observations reiterated the

Poland Rejects Bill Banning Abortion

The Center for Reproductive Rights applauds the Polish Parliament’s rejection of a bill that sought to impose an absolute ban on abortion. …

New Law School Initiative Innovation in Scholarship Awardee: Professor Carol Sanger

The Law School Initiative at the Center for Reproductive rights is excited to announce the next Innovation in Scholarship Awardee, Professor Carol Sanger!  Carol Sanger is the Barbara Aronstein Black Professor of Law at Columbia Law School…

Visiting Scholar: Professor Maya Manian, 2011-2012

The Center is thrilled to welcome Professor Maya Manian of the University of San Francisco School of Law as a Visiting Scholar in 2011-2012 for a series of visits.  Former Center for Reproductive Rights Blackmun Fellowship…

UN Human Rights Body Urges Russia and Moldova to Protect Reproductive Rights

This May the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR Committee) urged the governments of the Russian Federation and …