This lawsuit argues that the detention and abuse of women who are unable to pay for maternity services at Kenyan public hospitals is arbitrary, unlawful, and in violation of Kenyan constitutional and international human rights standards. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed this case on December 7, 2012, on behalf of two petitioners who were […]
CRR Files Case on Unlawful Detention of Women in Maternity Hospitals in Kenya (PRESS RELEASE) Today the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a case before the High Court of Kenya on behalf of two women who were illegally detained in Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi for their inability to provide full payment for maternal health […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FH_Kenya_detention.jpg In Pursuit of Justice Imagine you go to the hospital or a doctor’s office and receive the treatment that you need to stay healthy. On your way out the door, you are given a bill. And an ultimatum. If you can’t pay the tab, then you will pay with your freedom. It sounds like […]
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation: Center files case on unlawful detention “The Center for Reproductive Rights has Friday filed a case before the High Court of Kenya on behalf of two women who were illegally detained in Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi for their inability to provide full payment for maternal health services they received. In the […]
Uruguay’s Progress Inspires Action https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_uruguay_11.2.12.jpg When lawmakers in Uruguay recently passed a law that decriminalized abortion in the early stages of a pregnancy, they did more than improve the health and well-being of the country’s women. They gave hope to the women of other Latin American countries where intolerance of reproductive rights endures. Activists in […]
Uruguay Raises the Bar for Latin America https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FI_Uruguay_Legalize_Abortion.jpg This week, Uruguay took an extremely important step when its President signed into law a bill allowing abortion services during the first trimester of pregnancy, reversing its highly restrictive abortion law. The move is not only a considerable departure from the country’s previous law, but also from […]
The Himalayan Times: The urgent need of comprehensive law By Sapana Malla Pradhan In Nepal, we just culminated a month long celebration acknowledging abortion law reform in this country, including the amendment to the Muluki Ain, Nepal’s Country Code, to permit abortion on broad grounds. During this month of celebration and reflection, Nepalese stakeholders held […]
Forced Pregnancy Testing: Blatant Discrimination and a Gross Violation of Human Rights by Onyema Afulukwe, Legal Adviser for Africa at the Center for Reproductive Rights Earlier this month, news spread of a Louisiana charter school’s policy that would have allowed faculty to force any student suspected of being pregnant to take a pregnancy test—and, if […]
Center for Reproductive Rights and CEHURD Lead Discussions on Reproductive Laws and Policies in Uganda (PRESS RELEASE) Healthcare professionals, lawyers, policymakers, and reproductive health advocates are gathering today in Kampala to discuss abortion laws and policies in Uganda, addressing current misunderstandings of the country’s position and discussing strategies to reduce unsafe abortions. Representatives from the […]
Rwandan Govt Takes Critical Step in Recognizing Women’s Human Rights Affirming the importance of women’s access to safe and legal abortion, the Rwandan government has lifted its reservation to Article 14(2)(c) of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights of Women in Africa (also known as the Maputo Protocol). The Maputo Protocol is the […]