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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 [...]

Abortion, Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care, Maternal Mortality,Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations,Documents

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 [...]

Abortion, Maternal Health,Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations

The Center at CSW 2009

Why should reproductive rights be on the HIV/AIDS agenda? How do we hold governments accountable for the rights violations HIV-positive women suffer every day? The Center, drawing on its expertise in human rights law and [...]

Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Latin America & Caribbean, Chile, United States, Accountability Bodies,At the United Nations

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 [...]

Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Europe, Poland, Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System,In the Courts

Z. v. Moldova

Z., a young pregnant woman from one of Moldova's poorest regions, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for having an abortion at home. , On February 9, 2009, the Center for Reproductive Rights and [...]

Abortion,Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System,In the Courts

Repro Rights Are Human Rights

Six months pregnant and feeling unwell, a poor woman goes to a state-run clinic in Rio de Janeiro for help—and is turned away. A week later, she is dead. Halfway around the world, in Hungary, [...]

Abortion, Contraception, Funding for Reproductive Healthcare, Maternal Health,United States, Accountability Bodies,In the Courts, At the United Nations,News

Expanded Global Gag Rule Limits Women’s Rights and Endangers Their Well-being

An expansion of the "global gag rule" or "Mexico City Policy"-a policy that denies United States development funds to organizations that perform or advocate for abortion, even with their own, non-U.S. funds-poses a grave danger [...]

Censorship, Global Gag Rule,Accountability Bodies,Engaging Policymakers, In Washington D.C.,Documents

Myths and Realities: Debunking USAID’s Analysis of the Global Gag Rule

The global gag rule, or ",Mexico City Policy,", restricts foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that receive U.S. family planning assistance from advocating for or providing abortion-related services, even with their own, non-U.S. resources. 1 A recent [...]

Censorship, Global Gag Rule,Accountability Bodies,Reporting on Rights,Publications

Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.

Bringing Rights to Bear Anew: 2008 Update

The Center has completed updating one of its signature publications, Bringing Rights to Bear. Initially published in 2002, Bringing Rights to Bear takes a long, hard look at the thousands of comments, statements, and recommendations [...]

Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations

Bringing Rights to Bear: Preventing Maternal Mortality and Ensuring Safe Pregnancy

The Center has completed updating one of its signature publications, Bringing Rights to Bear. Initially published in 2002, Bringing Rights to Bear takes a long, hard look at the thousands of comments, statements, and recommendations [...]

Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care, Coercive Policies, Maternal Mortality,Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Bringing Rights to Bear: Rights Within Marriage and the Family

The Center has completed updating one of its signature publications, Bringing Rights to Bear. Initially published in 2002, Bringing Rights to Bear takes a long, hard look at the thousands of comments, statements, and recommendations [...]

Maternal Health,Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Bringing Rights to Bear: Female Genital Mutilation and Other Harmful Practices

The Center has completed updating one of its signature publications, Bringing Rights to Bear. Initially published in 2002, Bringing Rights to Bear takes a long, hard look at the thousands of comments, statements, and recommendations [...]

Adolescent SRHR, Female Genital Mutilation, Maternal Health, Coercive Policies,Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Bringing Rights to Bear: Abortion and Human Rights

The Center has completed updating one of its signature publications, Bringing Rights to Bear. Initially published in 2002, Bringing Rights to Bear takes a long, hard look at the thousands of comments, statements, and recommendations [...]

Abortion,Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.