2020
Arkansas Health Care Providers File Emergency Request to Block Anti-Abortion Laws
The ACLU and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed for emergency relief to block four anti-abortion laws from taking effect as early as tomorrow in Arkansas. The action comes after the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request for en banc rehearing last week of an Aug. 2020 decision that paved the way for […]
Global Year in Review: The Center’s Biggest Achievements of 2020
Despite the unprecedented challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center for Reproductive Rights and its global partners made significant progress in the fight for reproductive rights around the world this year. Working both inside and outside the courts in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, the Center successfully blocked harmful legislation, won major human rights cases, and acted to hold the government accountable for protecting and expanding reproductive rights for all people. From Uganda to El Salvador, here are just a few […]
AR Omnibus TRO Request
Center Spotlight: Jennifer Jacoby Talks U.S. Maternal Health
Jennifer Jacoby is well-versed in racial bias in the U.S. maternal health care system and the unconscionably poor health outcomes that result from that bias. Guiding her each day, she says, are some stark and irrefutable statistics: The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal mortality and morbidity among the world’s wealthy nations, and Black […]
Texas D&E Backgrounder
Federal Appeals Court Denies Rehearing in Case Challenging Arkansas Abortion Restrictions
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals denied today the ACLU and the Center for Reproductive Rights’ request for en banc rehearing of an August 2020 decision that paved the way for Arkansas abortion restrictions to go into effect. With this order, the four Arkansas laws at issue in the case could go into effect as […]
Leading on Normative Development at the UN Human Rights Council
The Center extensively engages at the Human Rights Council to amplify the voices and priorities of our national partners at the global level and to ensure that the strongest human rights standards, including those pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and rights, are reflected in its resolutions. Ensuring political will and meaningful commitments to gender […]
The Right to Life Under International Human Rights Law
The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors state compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ratified by 173 countries, issued a General Comment to states on the interpretation of Article 6 of the Covenant, the right to life, providing guidance on how to implement its obligations under this Article. The Center led […]
Ecuador’s President Issues Public Apology for Human Rights Violations of 16-Year-Old Girl on Behalf of the State
Today, President Lenín Moreno of Ecuador, on behalf of the State of Ecuador, held a public act of recognition of responsibility for the sexual violence suffered by teenager Paola Guzmán Albarracín that led her to suicide nearly two decades ago. The apology was made to Petita Albarracín and Denisse Guzmán, Paola’s mother and sister, in compliance with a ruling issued in August by the Inter-American […]
