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Endorsement of the Ministry of Health’s Proposal on Access to Contraceptives for 15-Year-Olds in Uganda
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Written Opinion on the Right to Care and its Relation to Reproductive Autonomy Submitted Before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Opinion by the Center and its partners argues that care—including caring for others, being cared for and self-care—should be considered a universal and autonomous human right.
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IACHR Examines Impact of Agrochemicals on Reproductive Health in Latin America
The Center provides testimony on the dangers of glyphosate and other agrochemicals, an issue it has worked on for several years.
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IACHR Explores Human Rights Violations of U.S. Abortion Bans
Watch the replay of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearing with testimony by the Center and its partners on rights violations resulting from the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos recibió evidencia de las violaciones a derechos humanos en América Latina por el uso de glifosato y otros pesticidas
• La exposición a agrotóxicos causa devastadores efectos en la salud reproductiva, especialmente en mujeres y niñas de comunidades indígenas, negras y quilombolas. • El 51% de los agrotóxicos usados en el mundo se aplican en esta región. • La mayoría de esas sustancias están prohibidas en la Unión Europea por sus efectos nocivos. 11.08.2023 […]
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Human Rights Body Hears Firsthand Accounts of Fear and Danger Caused by U.S. Abortion Bans
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights holds first hearing on U.S. abortion access since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion.
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CIDH escuchó impactantes testimonios sobre los efectos de la prohibición del aborto en Estados Unidos
La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos realizó su primera audiencia sobre acceso al aborto en Estados Unidos, desde que la Corte Suprema revocó la protección federal constitucional al derecho al aborto en ese país.
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Kenya Court of Appeal Expected to Issue Judgment Soon in Case of Pregnant Woman Abused by Hospital Staff and Forced to Deliver on Hospital Floor
The Center is defending a 2018 judgment recognizing that the neglect and abuse of women seeking maternity health services are rights violations under the Kenyan Constitution and international law.
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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Hold Hearing on Rights Violations of U.S. Abortion Bans
Watch the November 8 livestream of testimony by the Center and its partners at the IACHR’s public hearing examining the grave human rights violations resulting from the overturning of Roe v. Wade.