(Geneva-New York)–The following is the statement of Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights regarding the Trump Administration’s suspension of funding of the World Health Organization (WHO). “It is irresponsible and unjust for President Trump to direct the United States to halt funding to the WHO during this extraordinary crisis. Countries, […]
A First Step Forward in the Philippines By Melissa Upreti, Regional director for Asia, Center for Reproductive Rights https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FS_Guardian_Philippines.jpg Women in the Philippines have lacked autonomy over their bodies for decades. The overwhelming political power of the country’s Catholic church leaders – and the government’s acquiescence to many of their demands – has resulted in […]
Philippines Passes Reproductive Health Bill that Guarantees Access to Modern Contraceptives A reproductive health bill that has been in the making for more than a decade was passed in both the Philippines House of Representatives and the Senate. The House and Senate reconciled their respective versions of the bill last month and President Benigno Aquino […]
New Beginning in Nepal As the only global legal advocacy group dedicated to the advancement of reproductive rights worldwide, the Center set a goal several years ago to establish a strong presence in the places where we battle for women’s health, equality, and dignity. Today, we establish a stronghold in Kathmandu, Nepal, home of one […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/nancy-feat-header-20th-2.jpg CRR Celebrates 20 Years Twenty years ago on June 15, 1992, the Center for Reproductive Rights opened its doors. A small team of lawyers had a vision to start an organization that coalesced around the idea that reproductive rights are fundamental and should be recognized as such from the moment a person is born […]
In India last month, the Division Bench of Patna with the State High Court of Bihar (High Court) handed down an order holding the state responsible for failing to protect, respect, and fulfill the rights of pregnant women. The panel is requiring the government to account for nearly $680 million from a national program called […]
On February 6, judges declared that the state of Madhya Pradesh had violated a woman’s “fundamental right to live” when the government failed to provide proper prenatal care and maternal health services in an appropriate and timely manner. The public interest case, Sandesh Bansal v. Union of India , sought to hold the state of […]
In India, 63,000 women die from pregnancy-related causes every year-more than anywhere else in the world. The causes of maternal mortality are well-known and largely preventable, with malnutrition being a main contributing factor. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a legal memo in support of the petitioners in People’s Union of Civil Liberties v. Union […]
The Centre for Health and Resource Management (CHARM) v. State of Bihar is a public interest case that seeks to hold the Government of India accountable for the poor conditions in public health facilities in the state of Bihar. This case was filed after Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) undertook a fact-finding mission in Munger, […]
CHARM v. State of Bihar and Others is a public interest litigation petition filed in March 2011 by the Center’s partner in India, Human Rights Law Network. It seeks legal accountability from the state government of Bihar for its failure to provide essential maternal health care, including safe abortion services, in public health facilities, leading […]