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10 Reasons Why Criminalization of HIV Exposure or Transmission Harms Women
HIV-positive women increasingly face legal sanctions as a growing number of countries introduce legislation that would criminalize HIV transmission and exposure. This report outlines the ways in which these laws — rather than providing justice [...]
The Global Gag Rule from the Perspective of the Women’s Movement in Peru
Edited remarks from a speech given by Susana Chavez of Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristán at an October 22, 2003 briefing for the U.S. Congress about Breaking the Silence: The Global Gag Rule’s [...]
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 [...]
Shadow Letter to UN HRC on Ecuador (2009)
The Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a shadow letter to the Human Rights Committee for its review of Ecuador during its 97th Session in October 2009. The letter highlights two structural issues in Ecuador: sexual [...]
Responsabilidades en los servicios de salud y objeción de conciencia
Información sobre el artículo: Términos claves: servicios de aborto, objeción de conciencia, el deber de remitir, responsabilidades legales de hospitales, límites de la objeción de conciencia, derechos de los pacientes, deberes profesionales Translated from: Cook, [...]
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
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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 [...]
Caso del Centro de Derechos Reproductivos recibe premio por promover la equidad de género
El caso K.L. v. Perú gana el premio Mallete de Bronce en el concurso “Género y Justicia al Descubierto" Esta semana un jurado internacional de los Premios Género y Justicia al Descubierto 2009 otorgó a [...]
Shadow Letter to CESCR on Brazil (2009)
The Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a shadow letter to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for its review of Brazil during its 42nd Session in May 2009. The letter discusses the issue [...]
Ecuador_CO_CEDAW_2008_English
Ecuador_Concluding Observations_CEDAW Committee_2008_English
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.