In Ruling by Inter-American Court of Human Rights, New Legal Protections for Pregnant Women
In case involving the death of a pregnant woman in Argentina, Court requires states across Latin America to adopt policies to prevent obstetric violence.
In case involving the death of a pregnant woman in Argentina, Court requires states across Latin America to adopt policies to prevent obstetric violence.
A publication on the benefits of abortion decriminalization for girls and adolescents in Colombia.
La Corte IDH notificó el pasado 19 de octubre de 2021 una resolución de supervisión de cumplimiento en el caso de Paola Guzmán Albarracín. El tribunal señaló que aún están pendientes de cumplimiento las medidas de no repetición.
In a landmark ruling in Paola Guzmán Albarracín v. Ecuador, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights established legally binding standards to prevent sexual violence and harassment in schools throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, and held Ecuador responsible for failing to protect Paola Guzmán Albarracín, an Ecuadorian girl who was sexually abused by the vice-principal […]
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.
The goal of this report 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. 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 […]
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 […]
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 El Salvador. Secondly, the report analyzes the response to the Zika epidemic through both a public health and human rights lens, ultimately finding that there was […]