Concluding Observations: Uganda, CEDAW
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CEDAW-Uganda-COs-2010.pdf
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CEDAW-Uganda-COs-2010.pdf
12.27.10 – This fall, three UN treaty monitoring bodies urged the governments of Ecuador, Uganda and Nicaragua to take steps to promote, protect and fulfill reproductiv rights. The treaty bodies made these powerful recommendations largely in response to the comprehensive advocacy strategy developed by the Center and its partners. Ecuador: Protect girls from sexual violence […]
Since 1992, the Center’s innovative legal work has fundamentally transformed the landscape of reproductive health and rights worldwide, and has already strengthened laws and policies in more than 50 countries. CRR in the Field is a personal look at the various ways Center staff interacts with plaintiffs, policy makers, governing bodies, and supporters at home […]
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Ireland’s ban on abortion violated the human rights of a woman who was forced to travel out of the country to obtain an abortion to protect her life. Currently, Ireland only allows abortion when a woman’s life is in danger. Three women who were […]
These comments address the regulation of abortion under international and comparative law, with particular emphasis on the member states of the Council of Europe. These comments demonstrate that national law in Ireland is inconsistent with international and comparative standards on abortion regulation. https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/abc-v-ireland-brief-fin.pdf
No woman should have to risk her life because she cannot get the essential reproductive care she deserves. This tenet is the cornerstone of the Center for Reproductive Rights work. Looking back at 2010, the Center is proud of how it has advanced toward that vision and has helped to restore dignity and freedom for […]
In September, the Center submitted a shadow letter to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) on the situation of sexual and reproductive rights in Uganda. Uganda is reporting to the CEDAW Committee during its 47th session in October 2010. The shadow letter highlights areas of concern related to violations of […]
In May, the Center submitted a shadow letter to the Committee on the Rights of the Child highlighting the situation of girls’ and adolescents’ sexual and reproductive rights in Nigeria. The Committee issued concluding observations to Nigeria that directly address many of the issues that the Center raised in the shadow letter. These issues include […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/worldcontra.jpg Did you know that the average U.S. woman who wants two children will spend five years pregnant, or trying to get pregnant, and 30 years trying to avoid pregnancy? Or that 215 million women worldwide don’t have access to modern birth control? On this World Contraception Day, the Center for Reproductive Rights is calling […]
(PRESS RELEASE) Yesterday, election officials in Kenya announced that voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution, which in addition to increasing civil liberties and enshrining key economic and social rights, promotes women’s equality and rights, including reproductive rights. The constitution prohibits discrimination on the basis of, among others, sex, pregnancy, and marital status and affirms the […]