About FACE: Using Legal Tools to Protect Abortion Providers, Clinics and Their Patients
American Constitution Society blog Two of the Center's U.S. Legal Program fellows Rebecca Hart and Dana Sussman authored a post on the American Constitution Society blog on the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act [...]
Preventable Maternal Mortality and Morbidity and Human Rights
The Human Rights Council at its 11th regular session adopted a landmark resolution on "Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights." In this resolution, governments express grave concern for the unacceptably high rates of [...]
Combating Maternal Mortality: Why Bring Human Rights Into the Picture?
As part of our efforts for the approval of the Human Rights Resolution, "Preventable Maternal Mortality and Morbidity and Human Rights," that was adopted at the 11th session of the Human Rights Council, the Center [...]
Human Rights Council Recognizes Maternal Mortality as a Pressing Human Rights Concern
Governments commit to promoting women and girls’ health and rights Geneva - Today, the Human Rights Council at its eleventh regular session adopted a landmark resolution on “Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights.” [...]
Réclamons nos droits: Survivre à la grossesse et à l’accouchement au Mali
Réclamons nos droits: Survivre à la grossesse et à l’accouchement au Mali2003 MATERNITÉ SANS RISQUE
Caso del Centro de Derechos Reproductivos recibe premio por promover la equidad de género
El caso K.L. v. Perú gana el premio Mallete de Bronce en el concurso “Género y Justicia al Descubierto" Esta semana un jurado internacional de los Premios Género y Justicia al Descubierto 2009 otorgó a [...]
U.S. Elected to UN Human Rights Council
Today, the United States was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the first time. We urge the U.S. to take this opportunity to re-establish itself as a champion for women’s reproductive health [...]
Roma Women Win Justice at European Court of Human Rights
Today, the European Court of Human Rights found that Slovakia had violated the human rights of eight Roma women who had been denied information about their reproductive health. The women in the case, K.H. [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
India: Take Action on Safe Motherhood Day
April 11 is National Safe Motherhood Day in India. On this day, the Center for Reproductive Rights calls on India to take urgent measures to reduce the country’s staggering number of maternal deaths and injuries. [...]
Shadow Letter to CESCR on Brazil (2009)
The Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a shadow letter to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for its review of Brazil during its 42nd Session in May 2009. The letter discusses the issue [...]
UNFPA Funds Released
New York, NY—The Center for Reproductive Rights applauds the State Department's release of $50 million in funds to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) which supports programs around the world to advance poor women's reproductive [...]
International Women’s Day 2009
March 8 marks the annual commemoration of International Women's Day. In this year's celebrations, which focus on ending violence against women and girls, the Center for Reproductive Rights is calling upon all governments to take [...]
Z. v. Poland (European Court of Human Rights)
In September 2004, a pregnant woman died as a result of being denied access to medical care for fear of harming the fetus. Her mother, Z., is suing Poland for having violated her daughter’s rights [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
