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Court Rules Northern Irish Abortion Law Violates Women’s Human Rights
(Geneva)—The Center for Reproductive Rights welcomes today’s judgement from the Northern Irish High Court which ruled that Northern Ireland’s highly restrictive abortion law contravenes women’s human rights. The Center intervened as a third party in [...]
UK Parliament votes to extend abortion and same-sex marriage rights in Northern Ireland
(GENEVA)--In a 332 to 99 vote, the UK Parliament has just adopted provisions calling for the decriminalization of abortion in Northern Ireland. “This is a major step towards the advancement of reproductive rights in Northern [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights and the Legal and Human Rights Centre file a complaint challenging the expulsion and exclusion of pregnant school girls in Tanzania
Dar es Salaam - (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) filed a Complaint before the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child challenging [...]
Kenya’s High Court issues a landmark ruling on access to safe abortion in a case against Ministry of Health
Kenya’s High Court issues a landmark ruling on access to safe abortion in a case against Ministry of Health Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights won a landmark case challenging the government’s withdrawal of “Standards [...]
The Center for Reproductive Rights, its regional partners and women’s groups demand that Nairobi County remove billboards with misleading information on the constitutional right to abortion
The Center, partners, and advocates demand Nairobi County remove billboards with misleading information on abortion Today, a coalition of 11 civil society organizations, individuals and women’s groups under the umbrella Team Life delivered a petition to Nairobi County Governor, Mike Mbuvi, demanding the immediate [...]
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