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Wrongfully Arrested for Seeking Abortion Care, Kenyan Woman and Nurse Exonerated with Help from the Center and its Partner
Despite constitutional protections for reproductive health care, law enforcement officers often harass, arrest, and prosecute patients and providers.
In Op-ed, the Center’s Evelyne Opondo Calls on Kenya to Stop the Harassment of Women and Girls Seeking Abortion Care
The Kenyan government must align its penal code with the 2010 Constitution, says the Center’s Evelyne Opondo
New Program in Africa to Improve Adolescents’ Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care and Rights
“SHE SOARS” project is expected to reach more than 200,000 out-of-school girls In Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia.
2021 Year in Review: Center Achievements Around the Globe
The Center for Reproductive Rights and its local partners made significant progress around the globe in building, enforcing and defending reproductive rights.
Tanzania’s Policy Change Will Allow Pregnant Schoolgirls to Continue Their Education
Country ends discriminatory policy that barred pregnant girls and adolescent mothers from school--days after a case challenging the policy was argued at the ACERWC.
Center and its Partner Argue Against Tanzania’s Expulsion of Pregnant Girls from School
The Center's case seeks to protect the right of Tanzanian girls to continue their education and pursue opportunities during and after pregnancy.
Mexico Supreme Court Recognizes a Constitutional Right to Abortion
Hailed by the Mexican Supreme Court president Arturo Zaldívar as "a watershed in the history of the rights of all women, especially the most vulnerable,” the Court issued a ruling advancing abortion decriminalization ithroughout the country.
High Court of Malawi Clarifies Law on Abortion
BLANTYRE, 06.24.2021 - (Press Release): The Malawi High Court has reaffirmed the statutory protections for legal abortion under narrow circumstances. In its ruling, the court reiterated that despite the existing legal restrictions on access to [...]
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Report Highlights Lack of Access to SRHR Information in Kenya
A new report by the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health (TICAH) finds that women and girls in Kenya lack access to comprehensive information on sexual and reproductive health [...]
Center Hosts Dialogue on Report About Reproductive Rights of Women and Girls in Nigeria
The Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners at the Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) announced the release of a research report on sexual and reproductive rights in conflict settings at a recent event in Abuja, [...]
Africa Reproductive Rights Initiative (ARRI)
Launched in 2017, the Africa Reproductive Rights Initiative (ARRI) is a platform that brings together civil society organizations that are working to advance reproductive rights across Africa. The regional network is dedicated to accelerating progress towards the full realization of [...]
Strengthening Regional Sexual and Reproductive Rights Protections in Africa
In Africa, several human rights instruments protect the human rights of women and girls including their sexual and reproductive rights. The Center for Reproductive Rights, through multi-faceted advocacy strategies such as thematic and shadow submissions [...]
Addressing Disrespect and Abuse in Maternal Health Care Facilities in Kenya
The Center for Reproductive Rights secured a win in two landmark cases that sought to hold the government of Kenya accountable for the detention, disrespect and abuse of women seeking maternal health services in public health [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
