Latest News
Tysiac v. Poland: CRR Amicus Brief
Introduction1. The Center for Reproductive Rights submits these written comments pursuant to leave granted by the President of the Chamber in accordance with Rule 44 § 2 and § 4 of the Rules of the [...]
D. v. Ireland: Amicus Brief
Introduction1. These written comments are submitted by the Center for Reproductive Rights pursuant to leave granted by the President of the Chamber in accordance with Rule 44 § 2 and § 4 of the Rules [...]
A.S. v. Hungary (United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women)
The A.S. v. Hungary complaint was filed under the Optional Protocol to CEDAW on behalf of a Hungarian woman of Roma origin who was coercively sterilized in a public hospital. The complaint was filed jointly [...]
European Committee of Social Rights Decision: Interights v. Croatia
The case challenged the sexual education curriculums in Croatia that are religious and ideology-based models. Such programs, while claiming to provide youth with tools to lead healthier and more moral lives, have failed to provide [...]
Vo. v. France (European Court of Human Rights)
Filing date: November 26, 2003 Country/Region: FranceCenter Attorney(s): Christina Zampas Summary: In November 2003, the Center filed an amicus brief with the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Vo v. France. The [...]
Women’s Rights Defenders Seek Protection
Inter-American Commission Should Press Nations for Action WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is in a crucial position to bring overdue attention to the violations and abuses that women's human rights defenders [...]
Pregnant Women in Nigeria Die Due to Government Negligence, According to Center for Reproductive Rights’ New Report
Almost 60,000 women die every year in Nigeria from preventable pregnancy-related causes because the oil-rich country has failed to implement and enforce its own policies on maternal health, according to a new report published by [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Calls on U.N. to Incorporate Reproductive Rights into New “Peer Review” Process
Geneva -- As the United Nations convenes its first "peer review" of member countries' human rights records, the Center for Reproductive Rights, along with ten other organizations from around the world, is expressing concern that [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.