Shadow letter to the Human Rights Committee for its adoption of list of issues for Ireland
In August 2013 the Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a letter to assist the Pre-Sessional Working Group of the Human Rights Committee in its formulation of issues for Ireland’s coming review under the International Covenant [...]
The Guardian: Controversial Texas anti-abortion law blocked by federal judge
The Guardian: Controversial Texas anti-abortion law blocked by federal judge Key provision of bill HB2, a requirement for abortion providers to have hospital admit privileges, ruled unconstitutional A federal judge has blocked part of the [...]
Objeción de Conciencia y Derechos Reproductivos: Estándares Internacionales de Derechos Humanos
La nueva publicación del Centro de Derechos Reproductivos Objeción de Conciencia y Derechos Reproductivos: Estándares Internacionales de Derechos Humanos, hace una descripción de las reglas de Derecho internacional de los Derechos Humanos respecto a la [...]
Submission for OHCHR’s study on access to justice for children
Children face unique barriers in exercising their rights due to their lack of legal autonomy, states’ failure to enshrine their rights into laws and policies, and the lack of accessible remedies when their rights are [...]
Federal Judge Publicly Rebukes U.S. Department of Justice at Court Hearing
U.S. District Court Judge Edward Korman publicly rebuked the arguments from attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice at a federal court hearing, likening the age restrictions and I.D. requirements for emergency contraception to voter suppression and [...]
The Hill: Far from home, Peace Corps volunteers deserve equal reproductive health care coverage
The Hill: Peace Corps volunteers deserve equal reproductive health care coverage By Julianna Gonen "Buried within the labyrinth that is the Congressional appropriations process lies a federal policy that has been discriminating against, harming, and [...]
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Call for Applications for the Women’s Human Rights Training Institute, 2013-2015
After four successful rounds, the Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation, together with the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Network of East-West Women, and in cooperation with representatives of the Euroregional Center for Public Initiatives, are [...]
New York Times: After filibuster, a star rises in Texas
New York Times: After filibuster, a star rises in Texas "She comes from a key district in North Texas, has a slow twang, battle scars and ferocity of spirit, and after one drama-filled day in [...]
The Supreme Court’s Next Big Abortion Decision
The Supreme Court's Next Big Abortion Decision “Roe v. Wade, watch out. The Supreme Court will venture into the abortion debate later this year when it considers the constitutionality of an Oklahoma law restricting the [...]
Texas Tribune: Groups weigh legal challenge to abortion bill
Texas Tribune: Groups weigh legal challenge to abortion bill "As an omnibus bill restricting abortion access in Texas makes its way to Gov. Rick Perry’s desk, opponents of the measure are already weighing the possibility [...]
Al Jazeera: Chile’s Total Ban on Abortion
Al Jazeera: Chile's Total Ban on Abortion On Al Jazeera’s The Stream, the Center’s Legal Advisor for Latin American and the Caribbean, Alejandra Cárdenas, discusses the dire consequences of Chile’s absolute ban on abortion in [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.