Abortion
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights files case of Manuela vs. El Salvador before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Bogotá, New York, San Salvador (PRESS RELEASE) — The Center for Reproductive Rights and its local partner in El Salvador, Agrupación Ciudadana para la Despenalización del Aborto, celebrate the decision taken by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to file the case Manuela v. El Salvador before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Manuela’s […]
Joint submission to the Human Rights Committee for the list of issues on Croatia (2019)
They Are Girls: SRHR Violations in Latin America and the Caribbean
Background The Latin America and Caribbean region is the only one in the world where the number of girls under 15 giving birth continues to rise. Access to sexual and reproductive health services can save the lives of thousands of girls who are victims of sexual violence. To ensure that girls are not forced into […]
Demanding Accountability
Latin America is the only region in the world in which the pregnancy rate for girls under 15 years of age is rising. Most of these pregnancies are the result of rape, frequently by family members or other men close to them. Compounding the tragedy of this endemic sexual violence, restrictive laws and policies make […]
“They Are Girls, Not Mothers”—Protecting Sexual Abuse Victims from Forced Pregnancy and Childbirth (UN Human Rights Committee)
These cases against Guatemala, Nicaragua and Ecuador were brought on behalf of four girls—each age 14 or younger—who were raped and forced to give birth. The cases argue that by failing to protect these sexual abuse victims, the countries violated their human rights.