Croatia
Croatian Court Reaffirms Constitutionality of Women’s Access to Abortion
Croatian Court Reaffirms Constitutionality of Women’s Access to Abortion (PRESS RELEASE) Today the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia reaffirmed the constitutionality of access to abortion. The Constitutional Court decision rejected claims made by conservative groups and individuals that allowing women access to abortion on request was unconstitutional. In its decision, the court reaffirmed […]
Center Submission regarding Constitutionality of Croatia’s Act on Health Measures for the Realization of the Right to Freely Decide on the Childbirth
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Expert-Opinion-CRR_Croatian-Constitutional-Court.pdf
Submission to CEDAW for the periodic review of Croatia (2015)
U.N. Committee Calls on Croatia to Expand Reproductive Health Services and End Discrimination Against Women
U.N. Committee Calls on Croatia to Expand Reproductive Health Services and End Discrimination Against Women (PRESS RELEASE) The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) has called on the Croatian government to take concrete steps to improve the quality of care provided to pregnant women during child birth. It also […]
Uruguay’s Progress Inspires Action
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 becomes the Third Nation in Latin America to Decriminalize Abortion
Uruguay becomes the Third Nation in Latin America to Decriminalize Abortion (PRESS RELEASE) In a 17-14 groundbreaking senate vote this week, Uruguay became the third nation in Latin America to decriminalize abortion, allowing a woman to request an abortion procedure during her first trimester without restriction as to reason. The senate decision is a turning point […]
Uruguay Set to Legalize Abortion
Uruguay Set to Legalize Abortion https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_HPI_Uruguay_Legalize_Abortion.jpg Uruguay is very close to becoming one of the few countries in Latin America to legalize abortion in the early stages of pregnancy. The country’s Chamber of Deputies voted in favor of the law on Tuesday. And according to NPR, the President is likely to allow the legislation to […]
Shadow Letters Bring Reproductive Rights to Light
The Center celebrated the recent concluding observations on Ecuador, Croatia and Moldova from the U.N. Human Rights Committee, which reaffirm the obligation of these states to guarantee reproductive rights. The Committee’s concluding observations responded directly to issues the Center raised in shadow letters as well as in a briefing before Committee members in October 2009. […]
Center Submission for the Human Rights Committee’s Review of Croatia (2009)
In 2009, the Center submitted a shadow letter to the Human Rights Committee on the situation of sexual and reproductive rights in Croatia. The shadow letter discussed the state’s systematic failure to provide comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education in its schools and the negative impact of this policy on adolescent health. The Center also […]