La Corte IDH declara que la prohibición de la FIV en Costa Rica constituye una violación a los derechos humanos (COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) La larga prohibición de la fertilización in vitro en Costa Rica—que ha impedido durante casi 12 años que innumerables individuos puedan construir una familia—ha llegado a su fin. La Corte Interamericana de […]
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Declares Costa Rica’s Ban on IVF a Human Rights Violation (PRESS RELEASE) Costa Rica’s longstanding ban on in-vitro fertilization—which has barred countless individuals from building their families for almost 12 years—is set to come to an end. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled today that Costa Rica’s ban of […]
Associated Press: Court strikes down Costa Rica in-vitro ban By Cesar Barrantes and Michael Weissenstein “A Costa Rican ban on in-vitro fertilization has been struck down by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in a decision that reproductive health groups said could lead to greater access to abortion and some contraception in other Latin American […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FH_HRD_Personhood.jpg People in need of protection That is where the passion and commitment of human rights defenders lies. They safeguard people of certain races or ethnicities, women, sexual minorities—all of whom have faced violations of their rights in one form or another. The anti-choice movement is aggressive and relentless in its efforts across the globe […]
This lawsuit argues that the detention and abuse of women who are unable to pay for maternity services at Kenyan public hospitals is arbitrary, unlawful, and in violation of Kenyan constitutional and international human rights standards. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed this case on December 7, 2012, on behalf of two petitioners who were […]
CRR Files Case on Unlawful Detention of Women in Maternity Hospitals in Kenya (PRESS RELEASE) Today the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a case before the High Court of Kenya on behalf of two women who were illegally detained in Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi for their inability to provide full payment for maternal health […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FH_Kenya_detention.jpg In Pursuit of Justice Imagine you go to the hospital or a doctor’s office and receive the treatment that you need to stay healthy. On your way out the door, you are given a bill. And an ultimatum. If you can’t pay the tab, then you will pay with your freedom. It sounds like […]
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation: Center files case on unlawful detention “The Center for Reproductive Rights has Friday filed a case before the High Court of Kenya on behalf of two women who were illegally detained in Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi for their inability to provide full payment for maternal health services they received. In the […]
El Comité de la CEDAW de Naciones Unidas insta al Estado chileno a garantizar los derechos de mujeres que viven con VIH El Comité para la Eliminación de Discriminación contra la Mujer de las Naciones Unidas (CEDAW) realizó su informe periódico sobre Chile en octubre y recientemente emitió las Observaciones Finales al Estado. Las Observaciones […]
El derecho de construir una familia Luisa Cabal, Vicepresidenta de Programas en el Centro de Derechos Reproductivos El temblor de tierra que estremeció a Costa Rica el 5 de septiembre fue poderoso, pero una audiencia pública que ocurrió ese día en San José tiene la posibilidad de traer un cambio sísmico más fuerte pues podría […]