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Joint Statement: Welcoming the Gains of Women’s and Girl’s Rights at the 38th Session of the Human Rights Council

The Center for Reproductive Rights, the Sexual Rights Initiative, the Association for Progressive Communications, the International Service for Human Rights, the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education, the World Young Women Christian Association welcome the major [...]

Adolescent SRHR, Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System, United Nations,At the United Nations,Documents

Addressing Medical Professionals’ Refusals to Provide Abortion Care on Grounds of Conscience or Religion

In many European countries where abortion is legal, domestic laws and regulations allow medical professionals to refuse to provide abortion care or other forms of reproductive health care on grounds of conscience or religion. However, [...]

Abortion, Other Barriers,Europe, Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Rights of the Child in Humanitarian Settings: A Missed Opportunity

The Center for Reproductive Rights and its international partners produced a statement on the protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations for the 37th session of the Human Rights Council. The resolution [...]

Adolescent SRHR,Accountability Bodies,At the United Nations,Documents

Joint Civil Society Statement: Polish Parliament Must Protect Women’s Health and Rights

Abortion, Legal Protections,Europe, Poland, Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Documents

Amici Brief on Behalf of Black Mamas Matter

Abortion,United States, Accountability Bodies,Engaging Policymakers,Documents

Joint submission to the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers regarding implementation of P&S v. Poland (2017)

Abortion,Europe, Poland, Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System,In the Courts,Documents

Briefing Paper: Ensuring Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women and Girls Affected by Conflict

Conflict and crises have dire consequences on women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights. Ensuring the provision of sexual and reproductive health information and services is central to an effective humanitarian response and [...]

Humanitarian Settings,Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations,Documents

Capacity and Consent: Empowering Adolescents to Exercise their Reproductive Rights

With adolescents and youth constituting a quarter of the global population – for a total of 1.8 billion people – it has never been more critical that their human rights be fully recognized and realized [...]

Adolescent SRHR,Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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Joint submission to the CEDAW for the periodic review of Italy (2017)

Abortion,Europe, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations, Around the World,Documents

Submission to the European Court of Human Rights regarding Charron and Merle-Montet v. France (ECHR App. No. 22612/15)

IVF,Europe, France, Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System,Around the World,Documents

State Kemp Kasten Amendment Determination

   

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,Europe, Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Documents

Human Rights Committee joint submission Italy

   

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,Europe, Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Documents

Concluding observations on the combined eighth and ninth periodic reports of El Salvador

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Abortion,United States, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations,Documents

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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