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Inter-American Court of Human Rights Declares Costa Rica’s Ban on In-Vitro Fertilization a Human Rights Violation

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Declares Costa Rica’s Ban on IVF a Human Rights Violation (PRESS RELEASE) Costa Rica’s longstanding ban on in-vitro fertilization—which has barred countless individuals from building their families for almost 12 [...]

Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Latin America & Caribbean, Costa Rica,In the Courts,News

Center’s issues included in List of Issues for reviews of El Salvador and Chile by the CAT Committee

As part of its 2013 reviews of Chile and El Salvador, the Committee against Torture (CAT Committee) solicited input from civil society organizations to determine the issues that would be covered in the country revisions. [...]

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Civil Society Declaration for Global Fammily Planning Summit

International human rights groups are urging world leaders attending next month’s global Family Planning Summit to ensure that any effort to increase the use of contraceptives be a part of a broader strategy to improve [...]

Abortion, Definitions, Contraception,Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, Accountability Bodies,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Documents

Causas Pendientes: Expediente de A.N.

A.N., una joven costarricense que a los 26 añ,os quedó, embarazada de un feto al que se le diagnosticó, una malformació,n severa incompatible con la vida extrauterina que le representaba una amenaza a su vida [...]

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Causas Pendientes: Expediente de F.S.

F.S., una mujer joven de un pueblo rural en Chile, fue esterilizada sin su conocimiento o consentimiento, cuando tenía 20 años porque era VIH-positiva. Las mujeres viviendo con VIH enfrentan estigmas y discriminación tanto por [...]

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Causas Pendientes: Expediente de L.C.

L.C. tenía sólo 13 años cuando fue violada por un hombre en su barrio en un área empobrecida de Lima, Perú. Su calvario empezó en 2006 con dicha violación, y en 2007 continuó cuando descubrió [...]

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Observaciones finales: Chile_CEDAW_2012_Español

Observaciones finales: Chile_CEDAW_2012_Ingles

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Observaciones finales: Brasil_CEDAW_2012_Ingles

Observaciones finales: Brasil_CEDAW_2012_Ingles

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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