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U.N. Security Council affirms Women, Peace and Security Agenda
(New York)–Today, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2493 during the opening moments of the Security Council Annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and marks the tenth resolution since the adoption of resolution 1325 in 2000. Said Rebecca Brown, Senior Director of Global Advocacy at the Center for Reproductive Rights: […]
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights files case of Manuela vs. El Salvador before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Bogotá, New York, San Salvador (PRESS RELEASE) — The Center for Reproductive Rights and its local partner in El Salvador, Agrupación Ciudadana para la Despenalización del Aborto, celebrate the decision taken by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to file the case Manuela v. El Salvador before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Manuela’s […]
Victory for Women in Northern Ireland
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/20191003-northernireland-feature-banner.jpg Victory for Women in Northern Ireland Court rules restrictive abortion law violates women’s rights Today, in a victory for women’s reproductive rights in Northern Ireland, the High Court of Northern Ireland ruled that the jurisdiction’s highly restrictive abortion law violates women’s human rights. In the judgment handed down, the High Court found in favor […]
Court Rules Northern Irish Abortion Law Violates Women’s Human Rights
(Geneva)—The Center for Reproductive Rights welcomes today’s judgement from the Northern Irish High Court which ruled that Northern Ireland’s highly restrictive abortion law contravenes women’s human rights. The Center intervened as a third party in Ms. Ewarts case and it was represented by Lord Goldsmith QC of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. “Highly restrictive abortion laws […]