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Pursuit of Justice

04.19.13 -  The story of Polish daughter and mother P and S is deeply complicated. P, a teenager, was raped and became pregnant as a consequence. She wanted to terminate the pregnancy and had a right to under Poland's laws…

Stopping All Violence

03.13.13 -  Last week, President Obama signed the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which funds support groups for and prosecution of violent crimes against women…

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Releases Report on Torture and Ill-Treatment in Health Care Settings

03.07.13 -  This week, Juan Mendez, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, presented a groundbreaking…

UN Focuses on Reproductive Rights Issues

03.06.13 -  This month, national leaders, diplomats, and human rights defenders from around the world gathered in Geneva to attend the 22nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. This year's agenda touched on a number of issues—including those that are central to the Center's work: …

Our Mission, Our Bond

01.17.13 -  This month, we celebrate a pivotal moment in our country's history. Forty years ago, the United States Supreme Court changed the destinies of millions upon millions of women with its landmark decision in Roe v. Wade…

Review of Ecuador Draws Concern Over Sexual Violence in School Settings

01.15.13 - At the end of November 2012, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) expressed its concern about a systemic pattern of sexual abuse in educational settings, as well as the limited results of judicial investigations to determine responsibility and impose sanctions…

Philippines Passes Reproductive Health Bill that Guarantees Access to Modern Contraceptives

12.18.12 -  A reproductive health bill that has been in the making for more than a decade was passed in both the Philippines House of Representatives and the Senate. The House and Senate reconciled their respective versions of the bill last month and President Benigno Aquino III signed the bill into…

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. …

The world became a better place

11.06.12 - In a notorious case a 14-year-old Polish woman was repeatedly denied abortion after having been raped. A gross violation of her human rights, the European Court of Human Rights has now stated. Johanna Westeson, Center for Reproductive Rights, welcomes the judgment.…

Uruguay’s Progress Inspires Action

11.02.12 -  When lawmakers in Uruguay recently passed a law that decriminalized abortion in the early stages of a pregnancy, they did more than improve the health and well-being of the country's women…

Our Work in Focus

A Year In Review: 2009 Legislative Wrap Up
In the United States, state legislatures wield enormous power to control women's access to abortion and other reproductive healthcare services…

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