United Nations
U.N. Security Council affirms Women, Peace and Security Agenda
(New York)–Today, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2493 during the opening moments of the Security Council Annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and marks the tenth resolution since the adoption of resolution 1325 in 2000. Said Rebecca Brown, Senior Director of Global Advocacy at the Center for Reproductive Rights: […]
Submission to the CEDAW for the periodic review of Lithuania (2019)
Joint submission to the Human Rights Committee for the list of issues on Croatia (2019)
Factsheet: Human Rights and ICPD+25
Submission to the CEDAW for the list of issues on Denmark (2019)
Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for the periodic review of Slovakia (2019)
Joint Submission on Surrogacy to UN Special Rapporteur on Sale of Children
Center Submission on Surrogacy to UN Special Rapporteur on Sale of Children
Submission from the Center for Reproductive Rights following the call for inputs by the Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children on Safeguards for the protection of the rights of children born from surrogacy arrangements.
“They Are Girls, Not Mothers”—Protecting Sexual Abuse Victims from Forced Pregnancy and Childbirth (UN Human Rights Committee)
These cases against Guatemala, Nicaragua and Ecuador were brought on behalf of four girls—each age 14 or younger—who were raped and forced to give birth. The cases argue that by failing to protect these sexual abuse victims, the countries violated their human rights.