El Salvador

Asuntos en enfoque

People in need of protection

12.07.12 -  That is where the passion and commitment of human rights defenders lies. They safeguard people of certain races or ethnicities, women, sexual minorities—all of whom have faced violations of their rights in one form or another. …

Uruguay Raises the Bar for Latin America

10.22.12 -  This week, Uruguay took an extremely important step when its President signed into law a bill allowing abortion services during the first trimester of pregnancy, reversing its highly restrictive abortion law…

International Day of Decriminalization of Abortion: A Look at Nearly Two Decades of Abortion Law Reform

09.27.12 -  In 2008, Manuela, a 33-year-old mother of two from El Salvador, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison after suffering severe complications giving birth. From the moment that she arrived at the hospital seeking emergency health care, slipping in and out of…

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