Over the past decade, thousands of Latin American girls and adolescents have gone to school expecting to learn and grow in a safe, trustworthy environment. Instead, these innocent children have suffered sexual violence at the hands of the teachers, school officials, and staff charged with their education and care. On October 24, 2011, in a […]
The Center Spotlights Reproductive Rights at the XVII International AIDS Conference Human rights, including reproductive rights, must be at the center of the fight against HIV/AIDS. The Center for Reproductive Rights will be taking that message to the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City on August 1 – 8. The conference is the world’s […]
Landmark Settlement Reached in Case of 13-year-old Mexican Rape Victim Denied Abortion Washington, DC, March 8, — the Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners in Mexico, Alaide Foppa and GIRE (Information Group on Reproductive Choice), will sign a friendly settlement with the Mexican government in a case brought before the Inter-American Commission for Human […]
Statement of Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive Rights “Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $15 billion HIV/AIDS plan aimed at combating the AIDS pandemic internationally over the next five years. We applaud the House’s decision because U.S. financial commitment to providing access to effective prevention, treatment, and care for people living with […]
Mexican Government Agrees to Establish Guidelines for Rape Victims’ Access to Abortion Care (Updated 3.18.21) Before the Inter American Commission of Human Rights, Mexico admitted responsibility for violating the rights of a 13-year-old rape victim, who was forced to continue a pregnancy that resulted from rape and become a mother after public health officials used a series of obstacles to convince her to withdraw her request for an abortion as a victim […]