Legal Restrictions
Concluding Observations: Nicaragua, Convention on the Rights of the Child
Concluding Observations: Ecuador, Committee against Torture
The Center submitted a shadow letter on Ecuador before the Committee against Torture in October 2010. This letter underlines the human rights violations incurred due to pervasive sexual violence against girls in schools in Ecuador, urges the government to take action to prevent this violence from happening and to provide remedies, legal and otherwise, if […]
Shadow Letter: Supplementary Information on Ecuador, Committee Against Torture
In October 2010, the Center submitted a shadow letter before the Committee against Torture to shed light on the dire situation of pervasive sexual violence against girls in schools in Ecuador and examine the human rights violations associated with such acts. The letter highlights the case of Paola Guzman v. Ecuador, which is pending before […]
UN Urges Governments to Respect Reproductive Rights
12.27.10 – This fall, three UN treaty monitoring bodies urged the governments of Ecuador, Uganda and Nicaragua to take steps to promote, protect and fulfill reproductiv rights. The treaty bodies made these powerful recommendations largely in response to the comprehensive advocacy strategy developed by the Center and its partners. Ecuador: Protect girls from sexual violence […]
Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Defense Authorization Bill in the Senate
(PRESS RELEASE) Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, issued a statement today on the expected Senate vote on the 2011 defense authorization bill. The legislation excludes language thatwould lift the ban on almost all abortion services at military facilities for women who pays with their own money. Ms. Northup had this response: […]
European Court of Human Rights Rules that Ireland Abortion Ban Violates Human Rights, But Doesn’t Go Far Enough
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Ireland’s ban on abortion violated the human rights of a woman who was forced to travel out of the country to obtain an abortion to protect her life. Currently, Ireland only allows abortion when a woman’s life is in danger. Three women who were […]
A, B, and C v. Ireland Brief
These comments address the regulation of abortion under international and comparative law, with particular emphasis on the member states of the Council of Europe. These comments demonstrate that national law in Ireland is inconsistent with international and comparative standards on abortion regulation. reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/abc-v-ireland-brief-fin.pdf
ECHR Letter – Monaco Modifications
Please note that earlier this year, Monaco liberalized its criminal code provisions governing abortion, from a total ban on abortion to allow express exceptions for the risk to the woman’s health or life, fetal impairment or rape. The law does not make a distinction of any kind, including gestational limits on risk to life and […]
ECHR Letter – Spain Modifications
Per this letter we respectfully submit to the Grand Chamber new information updating our written submission of 31 October 2008 and supplementary letter of 5 October 2009. The additional information we wish to present at this time concerns a new Spanish law that eases restrictions on abortion. The new law, which was adopted in February […]