In 2000, Executive Order 003 was introduced by former Mayor José “Lito” Atienza of Manila City. It effectively prohibits the use and provision of modern contraception. Because of the contraception ban, public health centers in Manila City are prohibited from providing condoms, birth control pills, or other forms of “artificial” contraceptives and related information. The ban […]
The Center is working with its partners in Slovakia to advocate for the government to provide subsidized access to contraceptives for the most vulnerable populations. This fact sheet details Slovakia’s obligations under international and European standards to provide access to contraceptives. They also explain the social and economic benefits of contraceptive use and debunk common […]
The Center is working with its partners in Slovakia to advocate for the government to provide subsidized access to contraceptives for the most vulnerable populations. This fact sheet details Slovakia’s obligations under international and European standards to provide access to contraceptives. They also explain the social and economic benefits of contraceptive use and debunk common […]
The Center is working with its partners in Slovakia to advocate for the government to provide subsidized access to contraceptives for the most vulnerable populations. This fact sheet details Slovakia’s obligations under international and European standards to provide access to contraceptives. They also explain the social and economic benefits of contraceptive use and debunk common […]
The Center is working with its partners in Slovakia to advocate for the government to provide subsidized access to contraceptives for the most vulnerable populations. This fact sheet details Slovakia’s obligations under international and European standards to provide access to contraceptives. They also explain the social and economic benefits of contraceptive use and debunk common […]
The Center filed a memorandum of support for Kalyani Meena v. Union of India &, Ors, a case developed in collaboration with the Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) of India in 2008 to address the overwhelming number of preventable deaths of women who die either in pregnancy or childbirth in the north Indian state. Case filed: […]
The Slovak Parliament has recently passed amendments to the abortion law that would restrict access to legal abortion services. The Center and its partners are steadfastly advocating against their passage. In early June 2009, the Center initiated a sign-on letter which was joined by dozens of other international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) to Slovak government officials […]
Dear Honorable: Prime Minister of the Government of the Slovak Republic, Robert Fico Deputy Prime Minister for Knowledge-based Society, European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities, Dušan Čaplovič Minister of Health Care, Richard Raši Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, Viera Tomanová Minister of Foreign Affairs, Miroslav Lajčák, Speaker of the National Council of […]
Attorneys from HRLN conducted a fact-finding mission in 2010 that led to the subsequent withdrawal of the case in favor of refiling based on fresh evidence documenting reproductive rights violations in Bihar. For more information on the refiled case, please see CHARM v. The State of Bihar and Others (2011). Filing Date: January 2009 (Original […]
(PRESS RELEASE) The European Committee of Social Rights, which monitors state compliance with the European Social Charter, has found that Croatia’s limited curriculum covering sex education discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation. The Committee stated that the state has an obligation to ensure that educational materials do not reinforce demeaning stereotypes and perpetuate forms […]