Slovakia
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 has made a commitment to broaden access to modern contraceptives for all women. The UPR is part of a regular […]
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 its Slovak partners, Freedom of Choice and Citizen, Democracy and Accountability, offered critical guidance used by the Committee in its […]
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 — violating their human rights and discriminating against them because of their gender.Three members of the European Parliament, along with […]
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 of the woman’s right to be free from inhuman and degrading treatment, and right to respect for private and family […]
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 failure rates or do not use a contraceptive method at all. Here in the United States, approximately half of the over […]
CRR in the Field: Adriana Lamačková
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Lamackova_inthefield.jpg Since 1992, the Center’s innovative legal work has fundamentally transformed the landscape of reproductive health and rights worldwide, and has already strengthened laws and policies in more than 50 countries. CRR in the Field is a personal look at the various ways Center staff interacts with plaintiffs, policy makers, governing bodies, and supporters at […]
New CRR Report Shows Slovakia Lags Behind in Access to Contraception
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Slovak human rights groups, Freedom of Choice Slovakia and Citizen, Democracy and Accountability released a sobering report that critically examined the numerous barriers Slovak women face in accessing safe, quality and affordable contraceptives and credible contraceptive information. Through in-depth personal interviews and fact-finding research Calculated Injustice: […]
Calculated Injustice: The Slovak Republic’s Failure to Ensure Access to Contraceptives
Women and adolescent girls in Slovakia face numerous barriers to accessing modern contraceptives and contraceptive information. Because contraceptives are not covered by public health insurance, their users must pay the full price out of pocket. Some women and adolescent girls—especially the most vulnerable ones, such as those with low incomes or in violent relationships—lack the […]
Promoting Affordable Birth Control in Slovakia
On September 25, the Center and its Slovak partners organized a seminar in Bratislava, Slovakia on the affordability of birth control. Many Slovak women are unable to get birth control because of its high cost. The seminar is part of a larger effort by the Center, ProChoice Slovakia, and Citizen and Democracy to get the […]