https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fgmbook_cover.gif This is the most extensive report currently available on the use of law and policy to address the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). In encouraging a pro-active governmental response to the practice, the book places it firmly in a human rights and legal framework. The result of a major research report in 41 […]
Peru Admits Responsibility for its Forced Sterilization Policies (Updated 3.18.21) In the first case on reproductive rights admitted to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Peru admitted responsibility for the forced sterilization of María Mamérita Mestanza, and her death following inadequate care. It agreed to implement recommendations made by Peru’s Human Rights Ombudsman concerning forced sterilization of women, particularly in marginalized and Indigenous communities. Peru […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/scbook.gif Peruvian women are being subjected to violence in that nation’s government-run health facilities, say women lawyers who have documented cases of abuse throughout several geographical regions of the country. This investigative book reveals sexual and psychological violence against women who use public reproductive health and family planning services. The book was researched and written […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/WOWAA.gif Reproductive rights are internationally recognized as critical both to advancing women’s human rights and to promoting development. Governments from all over the world have, in recent years, both acknowledged and pledged to advance reproductive rights to an unprecedented degree. But for governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and concerned advocates to work towards reforming laws and […]