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Defending Human Rights: Teleconference and Webinar
Abortion Providers Facing Threats, Restrictions, and Harassment Karen Leiter, author of the Defending Human Rights report and the Center's Human Rights Researcher, lead a teleconference and webinar with Communications Connection, an interactive web forum for [...]
Share Your Story: NYT’s “Half the Sky” Competition
New York Time's columnist Nicholas Kristof wants you to submit your story describing the best organization or project working toward the education of girls or empowerment of women. Have you had some poignant encounter underscoring [...]
ICPD+15: Advancing Human Rights Worldwide
Commemorating Advances, Calling for Greater Accountability This September, the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) celebrated its 15th anniversary. The Center applauds this momentous occasion and is proud that Nancy Northup, President, was selected [...]
ICPD+15: Learn More
Commemorating Advances, Calling for Greater Accountability The Center commemorates the 15 year anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), celebrating advancements for women's human rights and highlighting the ICPD's role in promoting [...]
ICPD+15: The Center and the ICPD
Commemorating Advances, Calling for Greater Accountability In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), the German government and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will co-host the forum, Global [...]
BREAKING NEWS: OK Judge Strikes Down Extreme Ultrasound Law
Just moments ago, an Oklahoma state district court judge blocked a state law that included the most extreme ultrasound requirement in the country for women seeking abortions. This victory gives women in Oklahoma their decision-making [...]
Centre for Health and Resource Management v. The State of Bihar & Others (2009)
Attorneys from HRLN conducted a fact-finding mission in 2010 that led to the subsequent withdrawal of the case in favor of refiling based on fresh evidence documenting reproductive rights violations in Bihar. For more information [...]
Federal Employees & Reproductive Health Care
A closer look at the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHBP) DJ and her husband were looking forward to having their first child. Then DJ´s doctor gave the couple devastating news: the baby DJ was [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
MKB Management Corp. v. Stenehjem
Case challenging a new law in North Dakota that imposes confusing new restrictions on the provision of abortions. Filing Date: July 2009 State: North Dakota Plaintiff(s): MKB Management Corp., d/b/a Red River Women's Clinic Center [...]
Defending Human Rights: Glossary
Abortion Providers Facing Threats, Restrictions, and Harassment 40 Days for Life: An anti-choice religious organization that organizes bi-annual campaigns of forty-day long protests outside abortion clinics across the country. Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC): Healthcare centers [...]
Defending Human Rights: Recommendations
To State and Local Governments Lawmakers Adopt resolutions recognizing reproductive healthcare workers, including abortion providers, as human rights defenders Adopt resolutions recognizing that access to a full range of reproductive health services, including abortion, is [...]
Defending Human Rights: Human Rights Framework
Abortion Providers Facing Threats, Restrictions, and Harassment HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recognized the inherent dignity and human rights [...]
Defending Human Rights: Press Room
Abortion Providers Facing Threats, Restrictions, and Harassment Requests for interviews: Dionne Scott, Senior Press Officer (917) 637-3649 [email protected] If you are a reporter working on deadline during non-business hours, please send an email including [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
