Salon: Imprisoned for giving birth
Salon: Imprisoned for giving birth By Irin Carmon "Only 43 percent of births in Kenya happen in a health facility (for reference, in 2009, 98.9 percent of births in the U.S. took place in a [...]
A Call for Action in Kenya
A Call for Action in Kenya On May 3, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights released an exhaustive report on the state of the country's sexual and reproductive rights. And the Commission stated, in [...]
Kenya Launches Groundbreaking Inquiry into Reproductive Rights Violations
On June 6, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights launched a pioneering inquiry into human rights violations that occur when women seek reproductive healthcare. The inquiry is a result of extensive advocacy by the [...]
The Gains of the New Constitution: Stronger Protections for the Lives and Health of Women in Kenya
Kenya’s new constitution demonstrates several gains for the women of Kenya, including stronger protections for their health and lives. The constitution affirms that every person has the right to the highest attainable standard of health, [...]
Mother Jones: Chris Smith’s African Abortion Adventure
By Kate Sheppard "Most members of Congress spent last week's recess back in their districts, talking to their constituents and getting a sense of what Americans want their elected officials to be doing back in [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Opens New Regional Office in Kenya
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights announced the opening of its new Africa regional office in Nairobi, Kenya. As an international legal advocacy organization, the Center has worked for over a decade across [...]
CRR in the Field: Alisha Bjerregaard
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 [...]
Center Applauds Passage of New Kenyan Constitution A Landmark Development for Women’s Rights
(PRESS RELEASE) Yesterday, election officials in Kenya announced that voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution, which in addition to increasing civil liberties and enshrining key economic and social rights, promotes women's equality and rights, including [...]
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Washington Post: Should church control health care?
By Nancy Northup - On Faith guest voice Opinion pages of U.S. newspapers lambasted a decision by St. Joseph's Hospital, a Catholic institution in Phoenix, over the excommunication and demotion of a nun. Sister Margaret [...]
Women Suffer Decades of Abuse in Kenya’s Health Facilities, According to New Fact-Finding Report
For decades, women seeking maternity services in health facilities across Kenya have suffered serious human rights violations -- including verbal attacks, sexual assault, flagrant neglect and filthy conditions -- often while giving birth, according to [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
