Victory in Kenya: Court of Appeal Affirms Right to Respectful Maternal Health Care
Court issues sweeping decision in Center’s case of pregnant woman physically and verbally abused by hospital staff and left to deliver on a concrete floor.
Court issues sweeping decision in Center’s case of pregnant woman physically and verbally abused by hospital staff and left to deliver on a concrete floor.
Affirming the Right to Respectful Maternal Health Care in Kenya
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), como representantes de las hijas de Celia Ramos —quien murió por complicaciones derivadas de la esterilización forzada a la que […]
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.
The Center provides testimony on the dangers of glyphosate and other agrochemicals, an issue it has worked on for several years.
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.
• 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 […]
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.
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.