The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors state compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ratified by 173 countries, issued a General Comment to states on the interpretation of Article 6 of the Covenant, the right to life, providing guidance on how to implement its obligations under this Article. The Center led […]
The Center extensively engages at the Human Rights Council to amplify the voices and priorities of our national partners at the global level and to ensure that the strongest human rights standards, including those pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and rights, are reflected in its resolutions. Ensuring political will and meaningful commitments to gender […]
In this landmark case, the Kenyan High Court affirmed abortion as a fundamental right under the 2010 Constitution.
In Nigeria, millions of women have been harmed by the decades-long Boko Haram insurgency. They have lost their homes, loved ones, and suffered layers of abuse, violence, and trauma from this ongoing conflict, which first began in 2009. In a new publication, Accounting for Resiliency and Abuse in Nigeria, the Center for Reproductive Rights details the […]
Strong Recommendations Given at U.S.’s Peer Review at the UN Human Rights Council United Nations Member States from around the world yesterday strongly recommended to the United States that it act to protect sexual and reproductive rights and ensure access to sexual and reproductive health care and services. The recommendations came during the […]
U.S. Peer Review at the UN Human Rights Council Scheduled for November 9 In preparation for the upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United States’ human rights record before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the Center for Reproductive Rights and a coalition of rights organizations have urged Member States to consider concerns […]
El Centro de Derechos Reproductivos reconoce la adopción, por consenso en Ginebra, de la resolución del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas (CDH) titulada “Promoción, protección y respeto del pleno disfrute de los derechos humanos por parte de mujeres y niñas en crisis humanitarias”. En la resolución se reconoce que las situaciones humanitarias […]
Resolution calls for promoting, protecting and respecting women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of human rights in humanitarian situations The Center for Reproductive Rights welcomes the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (HRC) adoption by consensus in Geneva today of a resolution titled “Promoting, Protecting and Respecting Women’s and Girls’ Full Enjoyment of Human Rights in Humanitarian […]
Following the U.S. government’s response to the human rights experts’ communication around abortion access in the United States in the context of COVID-19, the Center for Reproductive Rights, together with numerous other organizations, published a statement of solidarity with UN Special Procedures mandate holders. The statement commends the UN experts for shining a light on […]
Colombia’s Constitutional Court rules to decriminalize abortion up to 24 weeks of gestation.