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U.N. Committee Calls on Bangladesh to End Child Marriage and Address Adolescent Health
U.N. Committee Calls on Bangladesh to End Child Marriage and Address Adolescent Health (PRESS RELEASE) The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on the government of Bangladesh to take active [...]
Gender Equality and Empowerment of All Women And Girls Central to United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
Gender Equality and Empowerment of All Women And Girls Central to United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (PRESS RELEASE) Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls is at the crux of 17 goals in [...]
United States Rejects Calls by U.N. Human Rights Council to End Harmful Restrictions on Reproductive Rights
United States Rejects Calls by U.N. Human Rights Council to End Harmful Restrictions on Reproductive Rights U.S. position leaves women without access to essential health services (PRESS RELEASE) This week the United States government rejected [...]
U.N. Committee Calls on Croatia to Expand Reproductive Health Services and End Discrimination Against Women
U.N. Committee Calls on Croatia to Expand Reproductive Health Services and End Discrimination Against Women (PRESS RELEASE) The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) has called on the Croatian [...]
U.N. Committee Calls on Uganda to Reform Abortion Laws
U.N. Committee Calls on Uganda to Reform Abortion Laws (PRESS RELEASE) The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (U.N. CESCR) has called on the Ugandan government to reform and clarify its laws severely [...]
Global NGOs Urge U.N. Human Rights Committee to Reaffirm the Right to Life Begins at Birth
Global NGOs Urge U.N. Human Rights Committee to Reaffirm the Right to Life Begins at Birth (PRESS RELEASE) More than 50 NGOs are calling upon the U.N. Human Rights Committee (U.N. HRC) to reinforce and [...]
U.N. Human Rights Council Passes Resolutions to End Violence Against Women and Child Marriage
U.N. Human Rights Council Passes Resolutions to End Violence Against Women and Child Marriage (PRESS RELEASE) This week the U.N. Human Rights Council—principal body at the U.N. that promotes and protects human rights for all—reaffirmed [...]
City of Manila Health Official Apologizes for the Denial of Reproductive Health Services and Violations Against Women
City of Manila Health Official Apologizes for the Denial of Reproductive Health Services and Violations Against Women (PRESS RELEASE) This week, a Manila City Health Office official has apologized for the barriers facing women with unplanned [...]
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U.N. Committee Calls for Abortion Law Reform in Chile
U.N. Committee Calls for Abortion Law Reform in Chile (PRESS RELEASE) Following a review of Chile’s human rights record on economic, social, and cultural rights, a United Nations committee has called for Chile to quickly approve [...]
African Union Commits to Ending Child, Early and Forced Marriage
African Union Commits to Ending Child, Early and Forced Marriage (PRESS RELEASE) African nations this week pledged to eradicate child and forced marriage in the region at the African Union Summit, according to African Union [...]
U.N. Committee Questions Chile on Its Human Rights Record
U.N. Committee Questions Chile on Its Human Rights Record (PRESS RELEASE) This week a U.N. committee will review Chile’s track record on economic, social and cultural rights, including the mistreatment of sexual assault survivors and the [...]
U.N. Human Rights Council Grills U.S. on Reproductive Rights
U.N. Human Rights Council Grills U.S. on Reproductive Rights Governments question U.S. for denying foreign assistance to women in need of safe abortion services (PRESS RELEASE) Governments this week asked the United States to explain [...]
U.N. Committee Finds Women in the Philippines Face Reproductive Rights Violations and Discrimination
U.N. Committee Finds Women in the Philippines Face Reproductive Rights Violations and Discrimination The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Calls on the Filipino Government to Guarantee Universal Access to Modern Contraceptives and [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.