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Joint NGO letter on Slovakia

Abortion,Slovakia,Around the World,Documents

Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for the periodic review of Slovakia (2019)

Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care, Maternal Mortality,Europe, Slovakia, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations, Around the World,Documents

Roma Women Speak Out

Roma women share their experiences of discriminatory treatment in reproductive health care settings in Slovakia. Segregation. Racial harassment. Physical restraint and neglect during childbirth. Roma women in Slovakia speak about their experiences of discrimination and [...]

Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Europe, Slovakia,Reporting on Rights,News

New Report: Roma Women Experience Discrimination, Receive Poor Reproductive Health Care In Slovakia

New Report: Roma Women Experience Discrimination, Receive Poor Reproductive Health Care In Slovakia European Union Pledges 500 Million Euros Towards Gender Equality Fund (PRESS RELEASE) Roma women living in Slovakia report facing discrimination, segregation and [...]

Abortion, Legal Protections, Contraception, Legal Protections, Discriminatory Policies, Right to Care, Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Europe, Slovakia, Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System,At the United Nations, Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,News

Joint submission to the Human Rights Committee for the periodic review of Slovakia (2016)

Abortion, Maternal Health,Europe, Slovakia, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations, Around the World,Documents

Joint submission to CEDAW for the periodic review of Slovakia (2015)

Abortion, Contraception, Maternal Health,Europe, Slovakia, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations, Around the World,Documents

U.N. Committee: Russia and Slovakia Must Remove Waiting Periods and Other Barriers to Safe and Legal Abortion

U.N. Committee: Russia and Slovakia Must Remove Waiting Periods and Other Barriers to Safe and Legal Abortion (PRESS RELEASE) The governments of Russia and Slovakia are undermining women’s human rights by introducing retrogressive barriers in [...]

Abortion, Legal Protections, Legal Restrictions,Europe, Russia, Slovakia, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations,News

Submission to CEDAW for its list of issues on Slovakia (2015)

Abortion, Sex Education, Contraception, Maternal Health,Europe, Slovakia, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations, Around the World,Documents

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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

At U.N. Human Rights Council, Slovakia Announces Plan to Increase Access to Modern Contraceptives

At U.N. Human Rights Council, Slovakia Announces Plan to Increase Access to Modern Contraceptives (PRESS RELEASE) At the close of its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Slovak government [...]

Contraception,Europe, Slovakia, Spain,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,News

UN Urges the Slovak Government to Reform Reproductive Health

A recent review by the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights found that Slovakia continues to fall short on certain key elements of reproductive health care. The Center for Reproductive Rights and [...]

Abortion, Legal Protections, Other Barriers, Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education, Contraception, Legal Protections, Funding for Reproductive Healthcare, Public Funding,Europe, Slovakia, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations,Documents

Millions of European Women Struggle to Access Contraception

Members of European Parliament Host Roundtable on Human Rights Violations, Gender Discrimination (PRESS RELEASE) Millions of women living in European Union member states still cannot access affordable contraception or even get accurate information about it [...]

Legal Restrictions, Contraception, Legal Restrictions,Europe, Poland, Slovakia,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Uncategorized

CRR Welcomes Landmark Decision from European Court on Coerced Sterilization

On November 8, 2011 the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgment in V.C. v. Slovakia, a case of a Romani woman who was sterilized without informed consent. The court found Slovakia in violation [...]

Europe, Slovakia,In the Courts

World Contraception Day 2011

              Around the world, the unmet need for safe and effective contraceptive services is staggering: Roughly 215 million women in developing countries rely on traditional contraceptive methods with high [...]

Contraception, Emergency Contraception,Asia, Philippines, Europe, Slovakia, United States, Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System, United Nations,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World, Reporting on Rights,News

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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