A Girl Who Changed the World, A Victory for Women Everywhere
A Girl Who Changed the World, A Victory for Women Everywhere In 2009, a girl from Peru named L.C. demanded justice. Two years earlier, she needed an abortion—had a legal right to abortion—and was denied, [...]
Center’s Shadow Letter to the Human Rights Committee on The Republic of Moldova
In October 2011 the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Moldovan Institute for Human Rights (IDOM) submitted a letter to the Country Report Task Forces of the Human Rights Committee. The objective was to encourage [...]
Organizations Respond to U.N. Special Rapporteur’s Report
Human rights, women’s rights and health organizations released a signed letter this week in support of the report by the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Anand Grover, which was presented on October [...]
Radical Disregard for Life: The Criminalization of Abortion and the Death of a Young Girl in Kenya
by Luisa Cabal, Director of International Legal Program, Center for Reproductive Rights Beatrice Wajiku was not a typical 14-year-old. Like most young girls, she enjoyed playing in the neighborhood and sharing secrets with friends. But [...]
International Initiative Calls on Russian Parliament to Reject Anti- Choice Measures
(PRESS RELEASE) In response to a growing anti-choice movement in Russia that strongly resembles the so-called “pro-life” movement in the U.S., 150 women’s rights, reproductive health and human rights organizations and activists from around the [...]
UN Human Rights Body Urges Russia and Moldova to Protect Reproductive Rights
This May the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR Committee) urged the governments of the Russian Federation and Republic of Moldova to promote, protect and fulfill women’s reproductive rights. The treaty [...]
UN Concluding Observations: Russia, 2011
The U.N. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights released their concluding observations from the 46th session on the fifth periodic report of the Russian Federation on May 20, 2011. The Center for Reproductive Rights [...]
UN Concluding Observations: The Republic of Moldova
The U.N. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights released their concluding observations from the 46th session on the second periodic report of the Republic of Moldova on July 12, 2011. The Center for Reproductive [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Center’s shadow letter to the ESCR Committee on The Russian Federation
In April 2011 the Center for Reproductive Rights and the All Russian Family Planning Association (currently known as Russian Association for Population and Development - RAPD) submitted a shadow letter to the 46th session of [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
