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La educación integral de la sexualidad: asignatura pendiente en Ecuador, cuatro años después de la sentencia del caso Paola Guzmán Albarracín  card link

La educación integral de la sexualidad: asignatura pendiente en Ecuador, cuatro años después de la sentencia del caso Paola Guzmán Albarracín 

Aunque la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos le ordenó al Estado ecuatoriano tomar medidas para erradicar la violencia sexual en los entornos educativos, la problemática persiste.   Entre 2018 y 2022 se registraron más de 28 [...]

Sex Education,Latin America & Caribbean, Ecuador,Reporting on Rights,Press Releases

Política Exterior Feminista y Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos

Sex Education,Latin America & Caribbean,Reporting on Rights,Publications

Adolescent Voices Matter: The Inspiring Journey of Brian Kumakech, a 15-Year-Old Reproductive Health Champion

Uganda adolescent addresses the East African Legislative Assembly about sexual and reproductive health and rights issues and concerns.

Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education,Africa, Uganda,Engaging Policymakers, Reporting on Rights,Story

UN Treaty Bodies Call for the Philippines to Decriminalize Abortion and Protect Adolescents’ SRHR 

Actions follow years of advocacy by the Center and its national partners.

Abortion, Legal Restrictions, Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education,Asia, Philippines,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Story

Withdrawal of Grade 7 Textbooks from Mozambique Education Curriculum Over Sex Topics

PRESS STATEMENT 02.18.2022 Statement by Evelyne Opondo, Senior Regional Director for Africa, Center for Reproductive Rights: The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) notes with concern, the move by the Ministry of Education in the [...]

Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education,Africa,Around the World,News
Federal Bill Would Promote Youth Sex Education in U.S. card link

Federal Bill Would Promote Youth Sex Education in U.S.

May is “National Sex Ed for All” month, and the Center is proud to support a new federal bill that would provide funding to improve access to comprehensive sex education and sexual health services for young people throughout the U.S.

Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education,United States,Engaging Policymakers, In Washington D.C., U.S. Congressional Advocacy,Story

Joint submission to the Constitutional Court of Romania regarding the constitutionality of Article 7(1)(e) of Law 87/2020

Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education,Europe, Romania,Around the World,Documents

Center and International Human Rights Partners Call on Poland to Reject Bills Restricting Sexual and Reproductive Rights

The Center for Reproductive Rights, along with more than 100 other human rights organizations, released a joint statement that calls for the Polish parliament to reject two harmful proposals to restrict abortion and sexuality education [...]

Abortion, Sex Education,Poland,Engaging Policymakers,News

Lambda Legal, Center for Reproductive Rights and Americans United Sue Trump Administration to Block Denial of Care Rule

Lambda Legal, CRR, and Americans United Sue Trump Administration to Block Denial of Care Rule (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Lambda Legal, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State [...]

Abortion, Other Barriers, Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education, Censorship, Contraception, Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care, Medical Education,United States,In the Courts,News

A Duty to Protect

The Zika outbreak threatens dire consequences in countries that have failed to prioritize women’s health and human rights. Katia lives in El Salvador, one of several Latin American countries where the government has advised women [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions, Other Barriers, Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education, Contraception, Emergency Contraception, Legal Restrictions, Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Latin America & Caribbean, El Salvador, United States,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World, In the States (USA),News