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House Representatives Pompeo Reproductive Rights Letter
Read our letter to Secretary Pompeo on the omission of reproductive rights in the State Department's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
Pompeo Civil Society Letter Human Rights Report
Dear Secretary Pompeo, As development of the 2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices begins, we are writing to raise our deep concern about significant changes in last year’s report, including the deletion of the [...]
Civil Society Welcomes Landmark Resolution on Maternal Mortality and Morbidity and Human Rights at the Human Rights Council
The Center for Reproductive Rights, the Sexual Rights Initiative, the Global Justice Center, Arrow, Rutgers, the International Planned Parenthood Federation, the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education, Plan International, the Association for Women’s Rights in Development, [...]
2018 Sarah Weddington Prize Winners Announced!
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the thirteenth annual Sarah Weddington Writing Prize for New Student Scholarship in Reproductive Rights Law co-sponsored by If/When/How, the Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice at UC Berkeley School of [...]
In a Blow to Women’s Health and Rights in Louisiana, Fifth Circuit Completely Disregards U.S. Supreme Court Precedent
In a Blow to Women’s Health and Rights in Louisiana, Fifth Circuit Completely Disregards U.S. Supreme Court Precedent (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a Louisiana law that [...]
Virginia District Court Rejects Bid to Halt Lawsuit Against the Commonwealth’s Longstanding Abortion Restrictions
Virginia District Court Rejects Bid to Halt Lawsuit Against the Commonwealth’s Longstanding Abortion Restrictions Decision allows challenge by Virginia health care providers to move forward (PRESS RELEASE) A Virginia federal court today rejected the Commonwealth’s efforts to shut [...]
The Center for Reproductive Rights Sues the Department of State over Deletion of Reproductive Rights from the Annual Human Rights Reports
The Center Sues the Department of State over Deletion of Reproductive Rights from the Annual Human Rights Reports (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against [...]
Council of Europe Decision Calls on Poland to Immediately Grant Women Access to Legal Abortion Care and Services
Council of Europe Decision Calls on Poland to Immediately Grant Women Access to Legal Abortion Care and Services (PRESS RELEASE)The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe today called on Poland to immediately put [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Declaración conjunta: detengan la iniciativa de ley “Para la protección de la vida y la familia” en Guatemala
Defensores de derechos sexuales y reproductivos de todo el mundo rechazan la Iniciativa de Ley No. 5272, también conocida como la “Ley de protección de la vida y la familia” que busca restringir el acceso [...]
Joint Declaration: Stop the “Law for the Protection of Life and Family” Bill in Guatemala
Defenders of sexual and reproductive rights in Latin America and the Caribbean reject Bill No. 5272, also known as the “Law for the Protection of Life and Family” that seeks to restrict the right to abortion in Guatemala [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.