Resources

The Center aims to be the world's foremost source of free, downloadable information on reproductive rights law and policy. Our site contains every Publication and Video the Center has produced since 1997. Our Legal Glossary keeps both lawyers and laypeople up to date on the sometimes confusing terminology of reproductive rights law. Our Human Rights Primer puts centuries-old issues in an exciting new frame.

This page also connects users to our Partners and Other Resources--organizations, publications, and tools beyond the Center--linking together a virtual international community of legal professionals and activists.

In The Spotlight

Broken Promises: Human Rights, Accountability and Maternal Death in Nigeria

Broken Promises: Human Rights, Accountability, and Maternal Death in Nigeria

06.27.08 - Broken Promises: Human Rights, Accountability, and Maternal Death in Nigeria, a new report by the Center for Reproductive Rights and Women Advocates Resource and Documentation Centre, illustrates the systematic failure of the Nigerian government to live up to its human rights…

Bringing Rights to Bear: Abortion and Human Rights

01.14.09 - The Center has completed updating one of its signature publications, Bringing Rights to Bear…

World Abortion Laws 2008 Fact Sheet

11.20.08 - Currently, over 60% of the world's people live in countries where induced abortion is permitted either for a wide range of reasons or without restriction as to reason. In contrast, about 26% of all people reside in countries where abortion is generally prohibited…

At Risk: Rights Violations of HIV-Positive Women in Kenyan Health Facilities

07.31.08 - Women living with HIV in Kenya who seek medical care suffer multiple human rights violations and encounter daunting barriers to quality healthcare…