Ireland’s Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013
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Irish Woman Forced to Travel Abroad for Abortion Brings Case to U.N. (PRESS RELEASE) Today the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a case before the United Nations Human Rights Committee on behalf of Amanda Mellet who, due to Ireland’s restrictive abortion law, was forced to travel to the United Kingdom to obtain safe and legal […]
In August 2013 the Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a letter to assist the Pre-Sessional Working Group of the Human Rights Committee in its formulation of issues for Ireland’s coming review under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The letter specifically describes violations of women’s rights stemming from Ireland’s restrictive abortion law and […]
Despite Country’s Own Laws, Costa Rica Continues to Deny Women Legal Abortion Center for Reproductive Rights brings second case of human rights violations in Costa Rica to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (PRESS RELEASE) The Costa Rican government continues to violate women’s fundamental human rights and its own laws by denying pregnant women medically […]
The UN Human Rights Committee recently criticized Peru for a wide range of reproductive rights violations, including highly restrictive abortion legislation and a high rate of maternal mortality. During its 107th session in March 2013, the Human Rights Committee reviewed Peru’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and issued Concluding Observations […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FH_poland_mother_daughter.jpg Pursuit of Justice The story of Polish daughter and mother P and S is deeply complicated. P, a teenager, was raped and became pregnant as a consequence. She wanted to terminate the pregnancy and had a right to under Poland’s laws. But powerful forces—doctors, judges, clergymen, and the police—bonded by a culture of hostility […]
Uphill Battle for Ireland’s New Abortion Law https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FS_irishflag.jpg The death of Savita Halappanavar in Galway, Ireland, last October created a national uproar in the country, and a call for greater clarity around a longstanding Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion when a woman’s life is at risk. More than 20 years have passed since that […]
UN Body Slams Abortion Laws https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FS_Hungary_CEDAWv1.jpg This month, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the Committee) condemned Hungary for two types of abortion restrictions that are on the rise both in Europe and in the US—mandatory waiting periods and biased counseling laws. The committee slammed the restrictions as discriminatory in its […]
In January, the Center for Reproductive Rights and its Hungarian partner, PATENT Association, submitted a shadow letter to the 54th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the situation of women and girls’ sexual and reproductive rights in Hungary. The letter highlights the need to eliminate barriers in access to […]
Last week, President Obama signed the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which funds support groups for and prosecution of violent crimes against women. VAWA has made an enormous impact over the years, and sexual violence against women and girls has plummeted by more than 60 percent in the United States during the […]