This lawsuit argues that the detention and abuse of women who are unable to pay for maternity services at Kenyan public hospitals is arbitrary, unlawful, and in violation of Kenyan constitutional and international human rights standards. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed this case on December 7, 2012, on behalf of two petitioners who were […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FH_Kenya_detention.jpg In Pursuit of Justice Imagine you go to the hospital or a doctor’s office and receive the treatment that you need to stay healthy. On your way out the door, you are given a bill. And an ultimatum. If you can’t pay the tab, then you will pay with your freedom. It sounds like […]
European Court of Human Rights Finds Slovakia violated Romani women’s rights (PRESS RELEASE) Today the European Court of Human Rights re-affirmed its recognition of involuntary sterilization of Romani women as a major human rights violation in its ruling in I.G. and Others v. Slovakia. In the significant decision, the court found that sterilization without prior […]
RH Reality Check: It’s Time to Draw the Line! By Nancy Northup As we approach the 40th anniversary of the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, it has never been clearer what is at stake for women’s constitutional reproductive rights if the onslaught of anti-choice measures is allowed to continue. These laws—including forced […]
Colombian Court Rules that Government Must Provide Accurate and Truthful Information on Sexual and Reproductive Rights (PRESS RELEASE) Colombia’s Procurador General de la Nación—head of one of the highest state institutions responsible for guaranteeing fundamental rights for Colombians—and two of his deputies violated their duties as public officers when they provided inaccurate and biased information […]
La Corte Constitucional colombiana (COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) De acuerdo a una decisión de la Corte Constitucional, publicada el 12 de septiembre de 2012, el Procurador General de la Nación de Colombia –máxima autoridad de una de las instituciones responsables de garantizar los derechos fundamentales de todas las personas– y dos de las Procuradoras delegadas violaron […]
Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns, Inc. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore: Brief for the En Banc Court https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2012-09-04-Baltimore-Appellants-Cross-Appellees-Brief-for-the-En-Banc-Court.pdf
Forced Pregnancy Testing: Blatant Discrimination and a Gross Violation of Human Rights by Onyema Afulukwe, Legal Adviser for Africa at the Center for Reproductive Rights Earlier this month, news spread of a Louisiana charter school’s policy that would have allowed faculty to force any student suspected of being pregnant to take a pregnancy test—and, if […]
NYT Blasts Court Rulings https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_judges_three_rulings_NYTimes_OpEd.jpg Harsh criticism from The New York Times of some recent court decisions in reproductive health cases this week. The editorial page took three judges to task for deciding cases that have “failed to preserve constitutional protections for women.” The piece included the Center for Reproductive Rights’ challenge to Arizona’s 20-week […]
Preying on Women Living with HIV/AIDS by Lilian Sepúlveda, Director of the Global Legal Program at the Center for Reproductive Rights https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_HP_img_Lilian_OpEd.jpg For almost a decade, I’ve been working at the Center for Reproductive Rights, a global legal advocacy organization dedicated to advancing and defending reproductive rights. Every day we fight for a future when all […]