Concluding Observations: Uganda, CEDAW
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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 […]
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 […]
Download the Russian edition of Reproductive Rights are Human Rights below. https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Права-это-Правa.pdf
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 […]
During its July session, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) issued its Concluding Observations on the Russian Federation ‘s compliance with its obligations to respect, protect, and fulfill women’s rights. The Center for Reproductive Rights, in collaboration with our partner, Russian Association on Population and Development, provided the […]
(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 […]