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Serious threat to civic space in Peru: organizations condemn law that restricts the work of civil society and violates victims’ rights
April 24, 2025. - The undersigned organizations express our strongest condemnation of the enactment last April 14, 2025, without observation by the Executive Branch of Peru, of the law approved in Congress on March 12, [...]
Grave amenaza al espacio cívico en Perú: organizaciones condenan ley que restringe la labor de la sociedad civil y vulnera los derechos de las víctimas
24 de abril de 2025. - Las organizaciones firmantes expresamos nuestra más enérgica condena ante la promulgación el pasado 14 de abril del 2025, sin observaciones por parte del Poder Ejecutivo del Perú, de la [...]
Statement on Trump Administration’s Funding Freeze on Title X
04.01.25 (PRESS STATEMENT) – Over the last 24 hours, the Trump Administration’s DOGE team has launched an unprecedented attack on our nation’s public health infrastructure, firing staff across HHS, including those working on reproductive health [...]
Statement on Presidential Memo Threatening Lawyers Who Challenge the Trump Administration
03.23.25 (PRESS STATEMENT) – Yesterday, President Donald Trump issued a striking Presidential Memo threatening lawyers who take legal actions against his administration. The Center for Reproductive Rights has issued a statement. Statement from Nancy Northup, [...]
European Commission Reaffirms Commitment to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in New Roadmap
BRUSSELS, 07.03.25 — The Center for Reproductive Rights and the International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network welcome today’s release of the European Commission’s new Roadmap for Women’s Rights. The Roadmap sets out the EU's long-term [...]
Joint Statement by ISER & Center for Reproductive Rights: Advocating for Respectful Maternal Healthcare in Uganda
The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) and the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) welcome the ruling of the High Court of Uganda granting our application to join an ongoing case as Amicus [...]
EU must guarantee access to reproductive healthcare for Ukrainian refugees
BRUSSELS, 24.02.25—Three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many refugees—particularly women and girls—continue to face serious barriers in accessing essential sexual and reproductive healthcare in some parts of the EU. The recent decision to [...]
Polish Court Orders Retrial in Case of Human Rights Defender Justyna Wydrzyńska
WARSAW, 13.02.25—Today, the Warsaw Court of Appeal ruled that the 2022-2023 trial of human rights defender Justyna Wydrzyńska did not meet the standards of judicial independence and it returned the matter to trial court for [...]
Germany Fails to Advance Critical Abortion Law Reform
Statement from the Center for Reproductive Rights on stalled abortion law reform in Germany
Statement on the Death of Reproductive Rights Champion Cecile Richards
01.20.25 (PRESS STATEMENT) – Today, long-time reproductive rights activist and former president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America Cecile Richards passed away. The Center for Reproductive Rights issued a statement honoring her legacy and leadership [...]