New Report Examines Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Five African Countries
Report by Center and partners also outlines recommendations for governments to improve access to SRHR services.
Report by Center and partners also outlines recommendations for governments to improve access to SRHR services.
NAIROBI, 19 May 2022– A new report reveals that women and girls from households living on lower incomes in five African countries faced multiple barriers in accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services at the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. The study also sought to examine how healthcare providers, women, girls, and individuals in the LGBTQI+ […]
Nepalese Migrant Worker Free After Wrongful Imprisonment in Malaysia Nirmala Thape has been set free following a yearlong ordeal during which she was wrongfully arrested and imprisoned after having an abortion in Malaysia. The 24-year-old migrant worker from Nepal had been arrested in the clinic where she had an abortion last October. According to an […]
Imprisoned in Malaysia After Legal Abortion https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/malaysia_prison.jpg UPDATE: Following her conviction in November 2014, Nirmala’s case was appealed to the Penang High Court earlier this month. The judge determined that because she was not provided adequate interpretation at her trial, the conviction was invalid. She was ordered to reenter her plea and released on bail. […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_wow_sea.jpg ,A joint venture between the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW), and four NGO partners in East and Southeast Asia, Women of the World: East and Southeast Asia provides an extensive compilation of laws and policies influencing women’s reproductive health in five countries of the region – […]
Concluding Observations: Malaysia_CEDAW_2006_English
Concluding Observations: Malaysia_CEDAW_2006_English https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Malaysia-CEDAW-2006.pdf
The Center for Reproductive Rights calls on President Bush to sign the bill repealing the Global Gag Rule. The President has repeatedly stated his commitment to cultivating democracy abroad and should therefore, take this opportunity to take action that reflects that promise, and repeal the policy. The Global Gag Rule, also known as the Mexico […]
Our Women of the World reports document laws and policies which impact women’s reproductive and sexual health and shape their reproductive choices. Reproductive rights are internationally recognized as critical to both advancing women’s human rights and promoting development. In recent years, governments worldwide have acknowledged and pledged to advance reproductive rights to an unprecedented degree. […]