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Center Submission for the Human Rights Committee’s Review of Croatia (2009)

In 2009, the Center submitted a shadow letter to the Human Rights Committee on the situation of sexual and reproductive rights in Croatia.  The shadow letter discussed the state’s systematic failure to provide comprehensive sexual [...]

Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education, Discriminatory Policies,Europe, Croatia,At the United Nations, Reporting on Rights,Documents

Human Rights Committee Reviews Croatia

In March and September of 2009, the Center for Reproductive Rights, together with the Center for Education, Counseling and Research (CESI), and Interights, submitted shadow letters on Croatia to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, [...]

Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education, Discriminatory Policies,Europe, Croatia, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Engaging Policymakers, Reporting on Rights

Croatia is Condemned by European Social Rights Body for Homophobic School Text Books

(PRESS RELEASE) The European Committee of Social Rights, which monitors state compliance with the European Social Charter, has found that Croatia's limited curriculum covering sex education discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation. The Committee [...]

Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education,Europe, Croatia, Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System,In the Courts

Vo. v. France: Amicus Brief

Introduction1. These written comments are submitted by the Center for Reproductive Rights pursuant to leave granted by the President of the Grand Chamber in accordance with Rule 44 § 2 of the Rules of Court. [...]

Europe, France,In the Courts,Case Document

European Committee of Social Rights Decision: Interights v. Croatia

The case challenged the sexual education curriculums in Croatia that are religious and ideology-based models. Such programs, while claiming to provide youth with tools to lead healthier and more moral lives, have failed to provide [...]

Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education,Europe, Croatia, Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System,In the Courts,Case

Vo. v. France (European Court of Human Rights)

Filing date: November 26, 2003 Country/Region: FranceCenter Attorney(s): Christina Zampas Summary: In November 2003, the Center filed an amicus brief with the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Vo v. France. The [...]

Maternal Health,Europe, France, Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System,In the Courts,Case

Center Submission for the Human Rights Committee’s Review of Croatia (2001)

Concluding Observations: Croatia_Human Rights Committee_2001_English

Europe, Croatia, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Reporting on Rights,Documents

U.S.-based Sex-Ed Program Challenged in International Human Rights Case: Center Charges that Croatia is Endangering the Lives of its Young People

In October 2007, the Center for Reproductive Rights along with partners filed the first human rights legal challenge to a faith-based sex-education program based in the U.S. The program, TeenSTAR, promotes abstinence, discourages the use [...]

Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education,Europe, Croatia,In the Courts

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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U.S.-based Sex-Ed Program Comes Under Fire in International Human Rights Case

Groups Charge Croatia is Endangering Lives of its Young People NEW YORK - Today, a group of advocacy organizations filed the first human rights legal challenge to a faith- based sex-education program with roots in [...]

Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education,Europe, Croatia,In the Courts,News

Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Senate’s Vote to Repeal the Global Gag Rule

The Center for Reproductive Rights calls on President Bush to sign the bill repealing the Global Gag Rule. The President has repeatedly stated his commitment to cultivating democracy abroad and should therefore, take this opportunity [...]

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Court Rejects Use of European Human Rights Law to Establish Fetal Rights

In July 2004, in a case that could have undermined abortion rights across Europe, today the European Court of Human Rights refused to treat a fetus as a person under the European Convention for the [...]

Abortion, Definitions,Europe, France, Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System,In the Courts,News

Bush Administration Urged to Implement HIV/AIDS Initiative without Strings Attached

Statement of Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive Rights "Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $15 billion HIV/AIDS plan aimed at combating the AIDS pandemic internationally over the next five years. We applaud [...]

HIV/AIDS, Right to Care,Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Asia, China, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Europe, Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Lithuania, Albania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Latin America & Caribbean, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, United States,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,News

Trends in Reproductive Rights: East Central Europe

Trends in Reproductive Rights: East Central Europe

Europe, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Albania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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