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Voces Ignoradas: Experiencias de Mujeres con el Virus del Zika – La Respuesta Global
Unheard Voices: Women’s Experiences with Zika in Brazil
The goal of this report is threefold: firstly, it presents and evaluates the diverse impact that the Zika virus has had on the reproductive lives of women living in Brazil. Secondly, this report analyzes the response to the Zika epidemic through both a public health and human rights lens, ultimately finding that there was a […]
Unheard Voices: Women’s Experiences with Zika – The Global Response
The goal of this report series is threefold: firstly, it presents and evaluates the diverse impacts that the Zika virus has had on the reproductive lives of women living in Colombia, Brazil, and El Salvador. Secondly, these reports analyze the global response to the Zika epidemic through both a public health and human rights lens, […]
Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the 5th Periodic State Report of the Republic of Uganda (2010-2012)
Download the document here. reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/concluding_observations_5th_state_report_uganda.pdf
The Africa Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Uganda Shadow Letter
Download the shadow letter here. reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Uganda-Africa-Commission-Shadow-Letter-final.pdf
Our Top Five
In the face of ongoing, aggressive attacks on reproductive freedom in 2014, we continued to give our all to protect women’s fundamental rights—with big results. Keep up the momentum in 2015. Donate today. Here are a few highlights: 1. Saving Mississippi’s lone clinic It’s no secret that Mississippi politicians are on an obsessive mission to […]
Alyne v. Brazil: Case of Alyne da Silva Pimentel Teixeira (“Alyne”) v. Brazil
Alyne, una Afro-Brasilera de 28 años murió por complicaciones de un embarazo después de que un centro de salud privado y luego un centro de salud público le negaran atención de calidad de salud materna. Las tasas de mortalidad materna en Brasil son desproporcionadamente altas para un país de su situación económica. Adicionalmente, las posibilidades […]
Brazilian Lawmakers Hear Testimony Regarding Discrimination Against Women Seeking Maternal Health Care
Brazilian Lawmakers Hear Testimony Regarding Discrimination Against Women Seeking Maternal Health Care (PRESS RELEASE) Two years after the United Nations declared Brazil responsible for the death of an Afro-Brazilian woman —calling on the State to provide access to quality maternal health care without discrimination—pregnant women are still dying, and Brazil has not implemented the decision by […]
Center for Reproductive Rights and Centre for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) Convenes Discussion on Key Reproductive Laws and Policies in Uganda
Center for Reproductive Rights and CEHURD Lead Discussions on Reproductive Laws and Policies in Uganda (PRESS RELEASE) Healthcare professionals, lawyers, policymakers, and reproductive health advocates are gathering today in Kampala to discuss abortion laws and policies in Uganda, addressing current misunderstandings of the country’s position and discussing strategies to reduce unsafe abortions. Representatives from the […]