Asia
Ecuador’s President Issues Public Apology for Human Rights Violations of 16-Year-Old Girl on Behalf of the State
Today, President Lenín Moreno of Ecuador, on behalf of the State of Ecuador, held a public act of recognition of responsibility for the sexual violence suffered by teenager Paola Guzmán Albarracín that led her to suicide nearly two decades ago. The apology was made to Petita Albarracín and Denisse Guzmán, Paola’s mother and sister, in compliance with a ruling issued in August by the Inter-American […]
Ecuador’s President Issues Public Apology for Teenager’s Death in Landmark Sexual Violence Case
President Lenín Moreno of Ecuador today held a public act of recognition of responsibility for the sexual violence suffered by teenager Paola Guzmán Albarracín that led her to suicide nearly two decades ago. The apology was in compliance with a ruling issued in the case of Paola Guzmán Albarracín v. Ecuador by the Inter-American Court […]
Impact of COVID-19 on Reproductive Health and Rights in Sindh
The Center for Reproductive Rights collaborated with the Collective for Social Science Research to conduct a fact-finding on the impact of COVID-19 on the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls in Sindh province, which includes Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi. A lockdown was imposed across the province of Sindh on March […]
Supplementary Report on the Status of Adolescents’ Reproductive Rights in the Philippines: 2020 Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child
The Asia Unit of the Center for Reproductive Rights together with Philippine-based partners submitted supplemental information for the adoption of the list of issues (LOI) for the Republic of the Philippines by the Committee on the Rights of the Child. The two submissions in 2020 provided independent information on the status of adolescents’ reproductive rights, […]
“In Ecuador there was never justice for raped girls”
PledgeTimes quotes Catalina Martínez, the Center’s regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, in its reporting on the Center’s important victory at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on protecting school girls from sexual violence and harassment.
June COVID-19 Landscape: SRHR and Gender Issues in Asia
Newsletter of the June updates regarding COVID-19’s effects on SRH services and gender issues throughout the Asia-Pacific region, more specifically: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, and the Philippines.
May COVID-19 Landscape: SRHR and Gendered Issues in Asia
Newsletter of the May 2020 updates regarding COVID-19’s effect on SRH services and gender issues throughout the Asia-Pacific region, more specifically: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, and the Philippines.
April COVID-19 Landscape: SRHR and Gendered Issues in Asia
Newsletter of the April 2020 updates regarding COVID-19’s effects on SRH services and gender issues throughout the Asia-Pacific region, more specifically: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, and the Philippines. The Nepal RHRWG, PAPAC, and CRR-SARJAI network statements are linked in this document as well.