Centering Human Rights in the Response to Zika
Available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, this statement calls for a human rights-based approach to the Zika epidemic. It identifies states' obligations to respect, protect, and fulfill the human rights of all impacted by the [...]
Violence against Women and Reproductive Rights in the Americas
The numerous forms of violence that are committed against women pose an obstacle to their individual development, violate their rights, and limit their freedoms. Violence against women blocks the full development of their capacities and [...]
Fact Sheet: Manuela vs. El Salvador
Manuela, a 33-year-old Salvadoran woman of low socio-economic resources, died of cancer while serving an unjust 30-year prison sentence for [...]
The Total Criminalization of Abortion in El Salvador
El Salvador has one of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws, banning abortion in all circumstances, even when the pregnancy poses a risk to a woman’s life, health or in cases of rape. The country’s [...]
Alyne v. Brazil: Case of Alyne da Silva Pimentel Teixeira (“Alyne”) v. Brazil
Alyne, una Afro-Brasilera de 28 años murió por complicaciones de un embarazo después de que un centro de salud privado y luego un centro de salud público le negaran atención de calidad de salud materna. [...]
Marginalized, Persecuted, and Imprisoned: The Effects of El Salvador’s Total Criminalization of Abortion
The situation in El Salvador is a clear manifestation of how the criminalization of abortion violates the state’s international obligation to respect, protect, and fulfill human rights. This criminalization violates women’s rights to life, health, [...]
ICPD and Human Rights: 20 Years of Advancing Reproductive Rights though UN Treaty Bodies and Legal Reform
The ICPD and Human Rights fact sheets examine the progress states have made over the past twenty years fulfilling the commitments made in the ICPD Programme of Action. They highlight the extensive developments in international [...]
Dignity Denied: Download Report
Women account for roughly 50% of the 33.4 million people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. Although the total percentage of women living with HIV/AIDS has stabilized in the last few years, individual countries, including Chile, continue [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
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World Abortion Laws 2009 Fact Sheet
Currently, 61% of the world's people live in countries where induced abortion is permitted either for a wide range of reasons or without restriction as to reason. In contrast, about 26% of all people reside [...]
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Legal Prohibitions Worldwide
What is FGM? Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is the collective name given to a number of cultural practices that involve the partial or total cutting of female genitals. FGM can be performed as early as [...]
World Abortion Laws 2008 Fact Sheet
Currently, over 60% of the world's people live in countries where induced abortion is permitted either for a wide range of reasons or without restriction as to reason. In contrast, about 26% of all people [...]
An International Human Right: Sexuality Education for Adolescents in Schools
An International Human Right: Sexuality Education for Adolescents in Schools
Los Derechos Reproductivos a la Vanguardia
Una herramienta para la reforma legal. La reforma legal es fundamental para asegurar los derechos reproductivos y la igualdad de la mujer en la sociedad. Incluso si las nuevas leyes no se implementan ni se [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.