Reporting on Rights
Bulletin COVID-19 and SRHR in Europe News 9 April 2020
European governments must ensure safe and timely access to abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Joint civil society statement The COVID-19 pandemic and public health crisis is presenting grave challenges for health care systems across Europe. As European countries work to address the pandemic, protect their populations, and meet the increased demand on health care workers and health care facilities it is vital that they adopt measures to safeguard […]
Poland: A Victory of Firsts
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hp_poland-1.jpg For the first time in its history, the European Court of Human Rights specifically found that an abortion-related violation amounted to inhumane and degrading treatment. The Center and its partners filed the case R.R. v. Poland in 2004, and the Court handed down its landmark decision on May 26, 2011. It found Poland in violation […]
European Court Issues Landmark Decision Against Poland, Says Women Entitled To Prenatal Genetic Testing
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Poland violated a woman’s human rights when she was repeatedly denied a prenatal genetic examination after a doctor discovered fetal irregularities during a sonogram. The test would have informed the woman’s decision on whether or not to terminate her pregnancy. For the first time […]
New Resource Highlights Three Cases Against Poland
New Resource Highlights Three Cases Against Poland The newest addition to the Center’s Litigation Briefing Series (English version, Polish version) highlights three pending cases against Poland before the European Court of Human Rights: R.R. v. Poland, P &, S v. Poland and Z v. Poland. All three cases highlight the human rights violations suffered by […]
RR v. Poland, S&T v. Poland, and Z v. Poland – Polish Language Litigation Briefing Series (PDF)
Poland has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe. R.R. v. Poland, S &, T v. Poland and Z v. Poland, three pending cases before the European Court of Human Rights, filed by lawyers from the Center of Reproductive Rights, the Federation for Women and Family Planning’s Reproductive Rights Legal Network, and the […]
Reproductive Rights Violations as Torture
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/TCIDT_sml.jpg Far too often, women suffer violations of their reproductive rights that inflict tremendous physical and psychological pain. They may be sterilized without their consent while doctors perform a cesarean section, denied pain medication and life-saving care for complications of abortion, or forcibly detained in a health facility for not being able to pay service […]
Manila City Denounced for Contraception Ban
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/phil_contra.jpg The Center applauds the Philippine Commission on Human Rights (PCHR) for its strong statement calling for the revocation of Manila City’s ban on contraception, categorizing it as in violation of human rights obligations, and urging the Council to apologize. The Center has documented the devastating impact of the ban and urged the PCHR to […]
Reproductive Rights are Human Rights (Russian Edition)
Download the Russian edition of Reproductive Rights are Human Rights below. https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Права-это-Правa.pdf