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Himalayan Times: Safe and Affordable Abortion is a Woman’s Right
by Melissa Upreti, Asia regional director for the Center for Reproductive Rights Three years ago, Nepal’s Supreme Court (SC) catapulted the nation to the forefront of the global women’s rights movement by unequivocally ruling that [...]
The CEDAW Committee Urges States to Protect and Promote Sexual and Reproductive Rights
In July 2011, the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) urged the governments of Nepal, Costa Rica, and Zambia to improve their record on reproductive rights. The Center for Reproductive Rights, [...]
Anniversary of Abortion Decriminalization in Nepal
Today marks the ninth anniversary of the historic 11th Amendment to the Muluki Ain, Nepal Country Code, that decriminalized abortion in Nepal. The decriminalization of abortion in Nepal in 2002 was a historic moment for [...]
RH Reality Check: Nepal Advances As U.S. Backslides on Women’s Rights
By Melissa Upreti, Senior Regional Manager and Legal Adviser for Asia As the U.S. Congress launches one of the most vicious attacks against women’s health in recent history, the Supreme Court of Nepal has officially [...]
Nepal Supreme Court: Abortion Is a Right
In a recent decision in the case of Lakshmi Dhikta v. Nepal, the Supreme Court of Nepal ruled that the country’s government must guarantee access to safe and affordable abortion services. Specifically, it affirmed the [...]
One Year Later: Celebrating Nepal’s Comprehensive Abortion Law
One year ago today, May 20, 2010, the Nepal Supreme Court ordered the government of Nepal to enact a comprehensive abortion law guaranteeing that all women have safe and affordable access to legal abortion services [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Senate’s Vote to Repeal the Global Gag Rule
The Center for Reproductive Rights calls on President Bush to sign the bill repealing the Global Gag Rule. The President has repeatedly stated his commitment to cultivating democracy abroad and should therefore, take this opportunity [...]
Four Women Imprisoned for Abortion Granted Amnesty by Nepal’s King
54 Women Still Languishing in Prison Four women imprisoned on abortion and related charges were released by King Gyanendra this week as part of a birthday tradition that involves granting amnesty to some prisoners. Of [...]
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Nepal’s King Urged to Continue Commitment to Human Rights by Releasing Women Imprisoned for Abortion
New York, NY Women’s rights groups are urging King Gyanendra of Nepal to continue his commitment to human rights by releasing women imprisoned for abortion and related charges. As is tradition, each year the King [...]
Bush Administration Urged to Implement HIV/AIDS Initiative without Strings Attached
Statement of Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive Rights "Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $15 billion HIV/AIDS plan aimed at combating the AIDS pandemic internationally over the next five years. We applaud [...]
Rights Groups Target Maternal Death in Mali
New Report Asserts Women’s Human Right to Survive Pregnancy and Childbirth Reproductive rights groups in Africa and the US are calling upon the government of Mali to protect the lives of pregnant women, according to [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
