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Concluding Observations: Ecuador, Committee against Torture
The Center submitted a shadow letter on Ecuador before the Committee against Torture in October 2010. This letter underlines the human rights violations incurred due to pervasive sexual violence against girls in schools in Ecuador, [...]
Shadow Letter: Supplementary Information on Ecuador, Committee Against Torture
In October 2010, the Center submitted a shadow letter before the Committee against Torture to shed light on the dire situation of pervasive sexual violence against girls in schools in Ecuador and examine the human [...]
Letter to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Re: Costa Rican IVF Ban
The Costa Rican media recently reported1 that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights communicated report No. 85/10, the preliminary report for Case 12.361, to Costa Rica on August 23, 2010. This report establishes that decision [...]
Shadow Letter on Nicaragua to the Committee on the Rights of the Child
In September, the Center submitted a shadow letter to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the situation of sexual and reproductive rights of children and adolescents in Nicaragua. Nicaragua is reporting to [...]
Submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Maternal Mortality, Morbidity and Human Rights
Submission to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for the preparation of the thematic study on Maternal Mortality, Morbidity and Human Rights This submission responds to the OHCHR Note Verbale's [...]
Oral Intervention re: Poland:14th Session of the Human Rights Council
06.04.10 - The Center for Reproductive Rights welcomes the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health on his visit to Poland. We share the concerns voiced by the Special Rapporteur in [...]
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Letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: USAID funding for the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia
The Honourable Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Clinton: I am writing to express my profound concern over United States Agency for [...]
Joint Letter to Melanne Verveer: Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
March 10, 2010 Ambassador-at-Large Melanne Verveer Global Women's Issues United States Department of State Washington, DC We, the undersigned representatives of women's, youth, and sexual and reproductive health and rights organizations would like to [...]
In Harm’s Way: Letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
March 8, 2010 Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Clinton: As President of the Center for Reproductive Rights, I write to express my [...]
Regulating Women’s Bodies, Violating Women’s Rights: Criminal Legislation that Contravenes the Beijing Platform for Action
CSW ORAL SUBMISSION, 54th Session March 1 - 12, 2010 Supporting Organizations: The Center for Reproductive Rights, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Catholics for Choice, Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE), Fundación para Estudio e [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
