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Reproductive Health and Rights Related Decisions by the Supreme Court of Nepal (Nepali Version)
The Supreme court of Nepal has issued several positive judgments and landmark decisions in the field of Reproductive Health and Rights. These judgments and decisions have helped ensure women’s reproductive health and rights under the [...]
Supreme Court of Nepal Decision: Lakshmi v. Government of Nepal
In a landmark decision issued on May 20, 2009, Nepal’s Supreme Court directed the government – specifically the Office of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, the Ministry of Health and Population, the Ministry of [...]
Mississippi Abortion Ban Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court Poses a Direct Challenge to Roe v. Wade
The Center for Reproductive Rights will defend the right to abortion at the U.S. Supreme Court this fall in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health.
Center and Partners File Lawsuit to Block Texas Abortion Ban
The Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners today filed a lawsuit to block an extreme Texas law that bans abortion care after approximately six weeks of pregnancy. The law, S.B. 8, incentivizes private individuals—including anti-abortion activists—to seek monetary penalties and injunctions by suing anyone who performs an abortion or assists someone in obtaining one.
Amicus Work – Asia
Lakshmi v Government of Nepal Supreme Court of Nepal (2008) Issue: The petition challenged the Nepal government’s failure to ensure adequate access to safe abortion services despite the decriminalization of abortion on broad grounds in 2002. [...]
Amicus Work – Africa
Teachers Service Commission v WJ & 5 others [2020] eKLR Court of Appeal of Kenya (2015) Issue: Whether the Teachers Service Commission is vicariously liable for alleged acts of sexual abuse against two students. Center [...]
Amicus Work: Europe
Application by Sarah Jane Eware for Judicial Review (Reference No: 2018/60061/01) High Court of Northern Ireland (2019) Issue: Prohibition and criminalization of abortion. Center’s position: The prohibition and criminalization of abortion in Northern Ireland violated [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Joins Global Leaders and Activists at U.N. Generation Equality Forum
Center presents session on adolescent SRHR and bodily autonomy at leading global gathering.
Reproductive rights are human rights.
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Center Works to Combat Global Regression on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
The Center convenes global experts to address regression on SRHR and organize a global force to combat regression and advance reproductive rights.
Issue Spotlight: Adolescent SRHR
The Center works around the world to guarantee adolescents the full exercise of their SRHR, including their rights to make informed decisions about their sexuality and reproduction and to access sexual and reproductive health services.
EU Resolution Calls for Full Realization of SRHR in the EU
The European Parliament passed today a resolution affirming that sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are fundamental human rights that must be upheld by European Union (EU) Member States.
Webinar: Accountability for Women’s and Girls’ SRHR in Humanitarian Settings
Join the Center for Reproductive Rights for a virtual discussion with global experts about accountability for women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in humanitarian settings, Monday, June 28.
Report Highlights Lack of Access to SRHR Information in Kenya
A new report by the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health (TICAH) finds that women and girls in Kenya lack access to comprehensive information on sexual and reproductive health [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
