Types: Statement

Texas Medical Board Fails to Clarify Abortion Ban Exceptions

6.21.2024 (PRESS STATEMENT) — Today, the Texas Medical Board published rules to purportedly clarify exceptions to the state’s harsh abortion bans. The rules were published after undergoing a 30-day public comment period and a public [...]

Abortion,United States,In the Courts,Statement

Proyecto de Ley pone en riesgo justicia para más de 2.000 mujeres víctimas de esterilizaciones forzadas en el Perú

Lima. 13 de junio de 2024. (PRONUNCIAMIENTO) - Con profunda preocupación, DEMUS estudio para la defensa de los derechos de la mujer, el Centro de Derechos Reproductivos, y el Centro por la Justicia y el [...]

SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, Peru,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Statement

U.S. State Department Releases 2023 Human Rights Reports

04.23.24 (PRESS STATEMENT) – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of State released the 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which includes reporting on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in almost 200 countries. The [...]

SRHR General,United States,Engaging Policymakers, In Washington D.C.,Statement

Centuries-Old Abortion Ban Ruled Enforceable in Arizona

Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a near-total abortion ban passed in 1864 can take effect

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,United States,In the Courts,Press Releases

Joint Statement by CSOs Working on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Challenging Utterances Undermining the Right to Access Education for Pregnant Learners in Kenya

“The right to education… is an essential right for children, which has a long-lasting effect on the well-being of children. Education determines the future of children… The obligation of States to respect the right to [...]

Adolescent SRHR,Africa, Kenya,Statement
EU institutions endorse new law guaranteeing access to sexual and reproductive health care for survivors of sexual violence card link

EU institutions endorse new law guaranteeing access to sexual and reproductive health care for survivors of sexual violence

15.02.24 (STATEMENT) - The Center for Reproductive Rights welcomes the groundbreaking inclusion of legal guarantees for access to sexual and reproductive healthcare for survivors of sexual violence in new EU legislation on violence against women. [...]

SRHR General,Europe,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World, Reporting on Rights,Statement

Corte Suprema de Perú anula investigación del caso sobre esterilizaciones forzadas

Perú, 7 de diciembre de 2023. (COMUNICADO). Demus Estudio para la defensa de los derechos de la mujer, el Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL) y el Centro de Derechos Reproductivos (CDR), [...]

Latin America & Caribbean, Peru,Statement

Joint Statement from Civil Society on the 75th Anniversary of the UDHR

Joint statement issued by civil society organizations and human rights defenders on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a milestone document proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 [...]

SRHR General,Global, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations, Engaging Policymakers, Around the World, Reporting on Rights,Statement

Joint Statement on the Prosecution of an Andorra Abortion Activist

Issued by Amnesty International, Center for Reproductive Rights, and Women's Link

Abortion,Europe,Reporting on Rights,Press Releases

Endorsement of the Ministry of Health’s Proposal on Access to Contraceptives for 15-Year-Olds in Uganda

Adolescent SRHR, Contraception,Africa, Uganda,Statement