Contraception
The Economist: Fertile grounds for hope
The Economist: Fertile grounds for hope Evelyne Opondo * SIR – Although it is true that modern contraception could play an important role in lowering birth rates in sub-Saharan Africa, governments must ensure that women and girls are getting both the information and the services they need to make good personal health decisions. In Tanzania […]
Concluding Observations on Tanzania Recommend a Number of Reforms
Concluding Observations on Tanzania Recommend a Number of Reforms In August, the Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a shadow letter to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the Committee) regarding sexual and reproductive rights in Tanzania. The Committee’s concluding observations, which were released in November reflected several key concerns in the shadow letter: […]
Concluding Observations and Shadow Letter on Tanzania, 2012
In August, the Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a shadow letter to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the Committee) regarding sexual and reproductive rights in Tanzania. The Committee’s concluding observations, which were released in November, reflected several key concerns in the shadow letter. Read both documents below. https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_Tanzania_Concluding_Observations_2012.pdf https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_Tanzania_Shadow_Letter_2012.pdf
Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting Their Reproductive Lives Anglophone Africa
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/WOWAA.gif Reproductive rights are internationally recognized as critical both to advancing women’s human rights and to promoting development. Governments from all over the world have, in recent years, both acknowledged and pledged to advance reproductive rights to an unprecedented degree. But for governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and concerned advocates to work towards reforming laws and […]