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Letter to Slovak Government Re: Amendments to Abortion Law
Dear Honorable: Prime Minister of the Government of the Slovak Republic, Robert Fico Deputy Prime Minister for Knowledge-based Society, European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities, Dušan Čaplovič Minister of Health Care, Richard Raši Minister [...]
Rapport Alternatif: Benin_Committee on the Rights of the Child_1999_French
Concluding Observations: Benin_Committee on the Rights of the Child_1999_French
Rapport Alternatif: Kenya_African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights_2007_French
Rapport Alternatif: Kenya_African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights_2007_French
Rapport Alternatif: Senegal_CESCR_2001_French
Concluding Observations: Senegal_CESCR_2001_French
Preventable Maternal Mortality and Morbidity and Human Rights
The Human Rights Council at its 11th regular session adopted a landmark resolution on "Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights." In this resolution, governments express grave concern for the unacceptably high rates of [...]
Combating Maternal Mortality: Why Bring Human Rights Into the Picture?
As part of our efforts for the approval of the Human Rights Resolution, "Preventable Maternal Mortality and Morbidity and Human Rights," that was adopted at the 11th session of the Human Rights Council, the Center [...]
Repro Rights Are Human Rights
Six months pregnant and feeling unwell, a poor woman goes to a state-run clinic in Rio de Janeiro for help—and is turned away. A week later, she is dead. Halfway around the world, in Hungary, [...]
Expanded Global Gag Rule Limits Women’s Rights and Endangers Their Well-being
An expansion of the "global gag rule" or "Mexico City Policy"-a policy that denies United States development funds to organizations that perform or advocate for abortion, even with their own, non-U.S. funds-poses a grave danger [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Bringing Rights to Bear: Preventing Maternal Mortality and Ensuring Safe Pregnancy
The Center has completed updating one of its signature publications, Bringing Rights to Bear. Initially published in 2002, Bringing Rights to Bear takes a long, hard look at the thousands of comments, statements, and recommendations [...]
Bringing Rights to Bear: Rights Within Marriage and the Family
The Center has completed updating one of its signature publications, Bringing Rights to Bear. Initially published in 2002, Bringing Rights to Bear takes a long, hard look at the thousands of comments, statements, and recommendations [...]
Bringing Rights to Bear: Female Genital Mutilation and Other Harmful Practices
The Center has completed updating one of its signature publications, Bringing Rights to Bear. Initially published in 2002, Bringing Rights to Bear takes a long, hard look at the thousands of comments, statements, and recommendations [...]
Bringing Rights to Bear: Abortion and Human Rights
The Center has completed updating one of its signature publications, Bringing Rights to Bear. Initially published in 2002, Bringing Rights to Bear takes a long, hard look at the thousands of comments, statements, and recommendations [...]
CRR’s Maternal Mortality Brochure
International Initiative on Maternal Mortality and Human Rights
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
