In the Courts
Federal Court Blocks Four Arkansas Anti-Abortion Laws Hours After They Took Effect
In response to litigation from the ACLU and the Center for Reproductive Rights, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas issued an order blocking four anti-abortion laws in Arkansas hours after they took effect. While the laws were in effect today, clinics were forced to cancel appointments and were only able to […]
Center’s Julie Rikelman Named a Crain’s New York “Notable Woman in Law”
Julie Rikelman, Senior Director of Litigation at the Center for Reproductive Rights, has been named by Crain’s New York as one of its Notable Women in Law for 2021. The list, published December 21, 2020, honors the professional achievements of women practicing law in New York City. Read more about Julie Rikelman here.
AR Omnibus TRO Request
Arkansas Health Care Providers File Emergency Request to Block Anti-Abortion Laws
The ACLU and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed for emergency relief to block four anti-abortion laws from taking effect as early as tomorrow in Arkansas. The action comes after the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request for en banc rehearing last week of an Aug. 2020 decision that paved the way for […]
Federal Appeals Court Denies Rehearing in Case Challenging Arkansas Abortion Restrictions
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals denied today the ACLU and the Center for Reproductive Rights’ request for en banc rehearing of an August 2020 decision that paved the way for Arkansas abortion restrictions to go into effect. With this order, the four Arkansas laws at issue in the case could go into effect as […]
Ecuador’s President Issues Public Apology for Human Rights Violations of 16-Year-Old Girl on Behalf of the State
Today, President Lenín Moreno of Ecuador, on behalf of the State of Ecuador, held a public act of recognition of responsibility for the sexual violence suffered by teenager Paola Guzmán Albarracín that led her to suicide nearly two decades ago. The apology was made to Petita Albarracín and Denisse Guzmán, Paola’s mother and sister, in compliance with a ruling issued in August by the Inter-American […]
Ecuador Ofreció Disculpas Públicas por la Violencia que Vivió Paola Guzmán Albarracín
Este 9 de diciembre, Petita Albarracín ha logrado que el Estado ecuatoriano reconozca su responsabilidad y le pida disculpas públicas por no haber protegido a su hija Paola Guzmán Albarracín de la violencia sexual que sufrió en el colegio público al que asistía. Esto, en cumplimiento de una parte de la sentencia de la Corte […]
Ecuador’s President Issues Public Apology for Teenager’s Death in Landmark Sexual Violence Case
President Lenín Moreno of Ecuador today held a public act of recognition of responsibility for the sexual violence suffered by teenager Paola Guzmán Albarracín that led her to suicide nearly two decades ago. The apology was in compliance with a ruling issued in the case of Paola Guzmán Albarracín v. Ecuador by the Inter-American Court […]
Catalina Martínez Coral on the Center’s Recent Human Rights Victory in Latin America
As a global organization, the Center for Reproductive Rights advances reproductive rights as human rights around the world. In August, the Center secured a landmark victory in a case at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights that established standards to protect girls from sexual violence and harassment in schools throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, and held Ecuador responsible for […]