Center Holds Seminar for Thai Judges on Legal Issues of Surrogacy in Asia
100+ participants learn about surrogacy laws, case studies and key cases in several Asian countries to help improve legal standards in the region.
100+ participants learn about surrogacy laws, case studies and key cases in several Asian countries to help improve legal standards in the region.
Nepalese Migrant Worker Free After Wrongful Imprisonment in Malaysia Nirmala Thape has been set free following a yearlong ordeal during which she was wrongfully arrested and imprisoned after having an abortion in Malaysia. The 24-year-old migrant worker from Nepal had been arrested in the clinic where she had an abortion last October. According to an […]
Imprisoned in Malaysia After Legal Abortion https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/malaysia_prison.jpg UPDATE: Following her conviction in November 2014, Nirmala’s case was appealed to the Penang High Court earlier this month. The judge determined that because she was not provided adequate interpretation at her trial, the conviction was invalid. She was ordered to reenter her plea and released on bail. […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_wow_sea.jpg ,A joint venture between the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW), and four NGO partners in East and Southeast Asia, Women of the World: East and Southeast Asia provides an extensive compilation of laws and policies influencing women’s reproductive health in five countries of the region – […]
Concluding Observations: Malaysia_CEDAW_2006_English
Concluding Observations: Malaysia_CEDAW_2006_English https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Malaysia-CEDAW-2006.pdf
Concluding Observations: Thailand_CEDAW_2006_English https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/XSL_CO.Thailand2006.pdf
Concluding Observations: Thailand_CEDAW_2006_English https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ltr_shadow_Thailand_Cedaw.pdf
The Center for Reproductive Rights calls on President Bush to sign the bill repealing the Global Gag Rule. The President has repeatedly stated his commitment to cultivating democracy abroad and should therefore, take this opportunity to take action that reflects that promise, and repeal the policy. The Global Gag Rule, also known as the Mexico […]
On January 19, 2006, the Center submitted a shadow letter to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), highlighting issues affecting the reproductive health and lives of women in the Kingdom of Thailand. On February 3rd, the Committee issued concluding observations, highlighting the State’s responsibility to focus on and uphold women’s reproductive […]