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Written Opinion on the Right to Care and its Relation to Reproductive Autonomy Submitted Before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights card link

Written Opinion on the Right to Care and its Relation to Reproductive Autonomy Submitted Before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Opinion by the Center and its partners argues that care—including caring for others, being cared for and self-care—should be considered a universal and autonomous human right.

Right to Care,Latin America & Caribbean, Inter-American Human Rights System,Engaging Policymakers, Reporting on Rights,Documents

IACHR Examines Impact of Agrochemicals on Reproductive Health in Latin America

The Center provides testimony on the dangers of glyphosate and other agrochemicals, an issue it has worked on for several years.

SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, Colombia, Inter-American Human Rights System,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World, Reporting on Rights,Story

IACHR Explores Human Rights Violations of U.S. Abortion Bans

Watch the replay of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearing with testimony by the Center and its partners on rights violations resulting from the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Abortion, SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, United States, Inter-American Human Rights System,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World, Reporting on Rights,Story

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Hold Hearing on Rights Violations of U.S. Abortion Bans

Watch the November 8 livestream of testimony by the Center and its partners at the IACHR’s public hearing examining the grave human rights violations resulting from the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Abortion, SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, United States, Inter-American Human Rights System,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World, Reporting on Rights,Story

In Ruling by Inter-American Court of Human Rights, New Legal Protections for Pregnant Women

In case involving the death of a pregnant woman in Argentina, Court requires states across Latin America to adopt policies to prevent obstetric violence.

Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Latin America & Caribbean, Argentina, Accountability Bodies, Inter-American Human Rights System,In the Courts,Story
Center’s New Report Shows Legal Influence of Landmark SRHR Cases Across the Globe card link

Center’s New Report Shows Legal Influence of Landmark SRHR Cases Across the Globe

Rulings by international and regional human rights bodies have established lasting legal protections for reproductive autonomy across borders and regions.

Abortion, Maternal Health, SRHR General,Accountability Bodies, Inter-American Human Rights System, European Human Rights System,Reporting on Rights,Story

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Ruling Will Help Protect Women Seeking Reproductive Health Care, Including Abortion

Ruling in case brought by the Center and partners holds El Salvador responsible for the death of Manuela, a woman imprisoned after an obstetric emergency.

Abortion,Latin America & Caribbean, El Salvador, Inter-American Human Rights System,In the Courts,Story

Chile Agrees to End Forced Sterilization Practices and Provide Reparations in Case at the IACHR

The agreement provides justice for Francisca--a woman with HIV forcibly sterilized in a Chilean hospital--after a years-long effort by the Center for Reproductive Rights and Vivo Positivo at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

HIV/AIDS, Discriminatory Policies, Maternal Health, Coercive Policies,Latin America & Caribbean, Chile, Accountability Bodies, Inter-American Human Rights System,In the Courts,Story

Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.

Center to Argue at Inter-American Court of Human Rights for Salvadoran Woman Imprisoned After Suffering Obstetric Emergency card link

Center to Argue at Inter-American Court of Human Rights for Salvadoran Woman Imprisoned After Suffering Obstetric Emergency

The Center and its partner in El Salvador are presenting arguments in the Manuela v. El Salvador case.

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Paola’s Case: Inter-American Court of Human Rights

In a landmark ruling in Paola Guzmán Albarracín v. Ecuador, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights established legally binding standards to prevent sexual violence and harassment in schools throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, and [...]

Adolescent SRHR,Latin America & Caribbean, Ecuador, Inter-American Human Rights System,In the Courts,News

Ecuador’s President Issues Public Apology for Teenager’s Death in Landmark Sexual Violence Case

President Lenín Moreno of Ecuador today held a public act of recognition of responsibility for the sexual violence suffered by teenager Paola Guzmán Albarracín that led her to suicide nearly two decades ago. The apology [...]

Latin America & Caribbean, Ecuador, Inter-American Human Rights System,In the Courts,News

Center Appeals to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Salvadoran Women

Women at Risk of COVID-19 After Inaction by Salvadoran Government The Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners appeared before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on December 3 and urged it to recommend that [...]

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Catalina Martínez Coral on the Center’s Recent Human Rights Victory in Latin America

As a global organization, the Center for Reproductive Rights advances reproductive rights as human rights around the world. In August, the Center secured a landmark victory in a case at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights that established standards to [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.