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Center Joins Couples’ Legal Battle Against Costa Rica’s IVF Ban

Case Before Inter-American Commission Could Have Repercussions in U.S. Washington, D.C. In a case that could undermine women’s access to reproductive technologies, contraception and abortion across North, Central and South America— including the United States— [...]

Contraception,Latin America & Caribbean, Costa Rica, Accountability Bodies, Inter-American Human Rights System,In the Courts,News

Advocacy in Whispers: The Impact of the USAID Global Gag Rule Upon Free Speech and Free Association in the Context of Abortion Law Reform in Three East African Countries (PDF)

Censorship, Global Gag Rule,Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Report Exposes Failure of Law to Address Reproductive Health Problems in India

New Delhi, India Media AdvisoryWhat:Indian release of Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting Their Reproductive Lives - South Asia.A groundbreaking study, this report by the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights and local [...]

Maternal Health,Asia, India,Reporting on Rights,News

Governments Worldwide Put Emergency Contraception into Women’s Hands

Contraception, Emergency Contraception,Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, United States,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Step-by-Step Guide: Using the UN Treaty Monitoring Bodies to Promote Reproductive Rights

Abortion, Legal Protections,Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Reporting on Rights,Documents
Safe and Legal Abortion is a Woman’s Human Right card link

Safe and Legal Abortion is a Woman’s Human Right

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Court Rejects Use of European Human Rights Law to Establish Fetal Rights

In July 2004, in a case that could have undermined abortion rights across Europe, today the European Court of Human Rights refused to treat a fetus as a person under the European Convention for the [...]

Abortion, Definitions,Europe, France, Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System,In the Courts,News

Observaciones finales: Colombia_HRC_2004_Ingles

Observaciones finales: Colombia_HRC_2004_Ingles

Latin America & Caribbean,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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

Observaciones finales: Argentina_CEDAW_2004_Ingles

Observaciones finales: Argentina_CEDAW_2004_Ingles

Latin America & Caribbean,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Informe Sombra: Chile_CESCR_2004_Ingles

Informe Sombra: Chile_CESCR_2004_Ingles

Latin America & Caribbean,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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