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Concluding Observations: Romania_CEDAW_2000_English

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Shadow Letter to CESCR on Nicaragua (2008)

The Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a shadow letter to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for its review of Nicaragua during its 41st Session in November 2008. The letter discusses Nicaragua's complete [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions, Maternal Health, Maternal Mortality,Latin America & Caribbean, Nicaragua,At the United Nations, Reporting on Rights,Documents

Shadow Letter to UN HRC on Nicaragua (2008)

The Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a shadow letter to the Human Rights Committee for its review of Nicaragua during its 94th Session in October 2008. The letter discusses Nicaragua's complete ban on abortion and [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions, Maternal Health, Maternal Mortality,Latin America & Caribbean, Nicaragua,At the United Nations, Reporting on Rights,Documents

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 [...]

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Center Advocates Reversal of Nicaraguan Abortion Ban

On May 17, The Center for Reproductive Rights and Yale University's Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic submitted a joint friend-of-the-court brief to the Supreme Court of Nicaragua. Filed in support of local groups [...]

Abortion,Latin America & Caribbean, Nicaragua,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World

Inter-American Commission Issues Landmark Statement Declaring Nicaragua’s Abortion Ban Jeopardizes Women’s Human Rights

New York -- Late yesterday, the Center for Reproductive Rights learned that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights had released a statement declaring that Nicaragua's recently passed abortion ban is contrary to international law and [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,Latin America & Caribbean, Nicaragua,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,News

Center For Reproductive Rights Condemns Passage Of Nicaragua’s Abortion Ban

Today, Nicaragua's congress passed a complete ban on abortion. The ban offers no exceptions for women's health, for victims of rape or incest-or even for women whose lives are at risk. By passing this outrageous [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,Latin America & Caribbean, Nicaragua,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,News

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 [...]

HIV/AIDS, Right to Care,Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Asia, China, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Bulgaria, Europe, France, Hungary, Lithuania, Albania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Latin America & Caribbean, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, United States,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,News

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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

Romani Women Subject to Forced Sterilization in Slovakia

Rights Violated by Health Care System New York, NY – Romani women are being coerced or forced to undergo sterilization procedures in eastern Slovakia’s government-run health facilities, according to a new report released today by [...]

Maternal Health, Coercive Policies,Europe, Romania, Slovakia,Reporting on Rights,News

Trends in Reproductive Rights: East Central Europe

Trends in Reproductive Rights: East Central Europe

Bulgaria, Europe, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Albania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting Their Reproductive Lives – East Central Europe

Read the chapter on Albania from Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting Their Reproductive Lives – East Central Europe The Women of the World reports are the product of collaboration between the Center [...]

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Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting Their Reproductive Lives East Central Europe

This report sets forth national laws and policies in key areas of reproductive health and women's empowerment in seven East Central European countries: Albania, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Russia.

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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