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Concluding Observations from the CEDAW Committee on Kenya

In December, the Center submitted a shadow letter to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) highlighting the situation of women and adolescents’ sexual and reproductive rights in Kenya.  The Committee [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions, Adolescent SRHR, Female Genital Mutilation, Maternal Health, Maternal Mortality,Africa, Kenya,At the United Nations,Documents

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 [...]

Abortion, Legal Protections, Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care, Coercive Policies, Maternal Mortality,Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Accountability Bodies, African Human Rights System,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World, Reporting on Rights,News

Defending Rights & Saving Lives: 2010 Accomplishments

No woman should have to risk her life because she cannot get the essential reproductive care she deserves. This tenet is the cornerstone of the Center for Reproductive Rights work. Looking back at 2010, the [...]

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In Harm’s Way: Letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

  March 8, 2010 Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Clinton: As President of the Center for Reproductive Rights, I write to express my [...]

Abortion,Africa, Kenya, Accountability Bodies, African Human Rights System, United Nations,At the United Nations, Engaging Policymakers, Around the World, In Washington D.C.,Documents

Rapport Alternatif: Kenya_African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights_2007_French

Rapport Alternatif: Kenya_African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights_2007_French

Africa, Kenya, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Reporting on Rights,Documents
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Rights of HIV+ Women in Kenya

Women living with HIV in Kenya who seek medical care suffer multiple human rights violations and encounter daunting barriers to quality healthcare. The Center will highlight findings from its new report At Risk: Rights Violations [...]

HIV/AIDS,Africa, Kenya,Reporting on Rights,News

Lithuania_CEDAW_2008_English

Africa, Kenya, Europe, Lithuania, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Shadow Letter: Kenya_Human Rights Committee_2005_English

Shadow Letter: Kenya_Human Rights Committee_2005_English

Africa, Kenya, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.

Shadow Letter: Kenya_Committee on the Rights of the Child_2006_English

Shadow Letter: Kenya_Committee on the Rights of the Child_2006_English

Africa, Kenya, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Kenya_African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights_2007_French

Kenya_African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights_2007_French

Africa, Kenya, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Kenya_African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights_2007_English

Africa, Kenya, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Shadow Letter: Kenya_CEDAW_2007_English

Shadow Letter: Kenya_CEDAW_2007_English

Africa, Kenya, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Linking HIV and Reproductive Rights

The Center Spotlights Reproductive Rights at the XVII International AIDS Conference Human rights, including reproductive rights, must be at the center of the fight against HIV/AIDS. The Center for Reproductive Rights will be taking that [...]

Legal Restrictions, Adolescent SRHR, HIV/AIDS, Discriminatory Policies, Right to Care, Maternal Health, Coercive Policies,Africa, Kenya, Latin America & Caribbean, Mexico,At the United Nations, Engaging Policymakers,News

Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.