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Decision: Alyne da Silva Pimentel v. Brazil
In the first maternal death case to be decided by an international human rights body, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) establishes that governments have a human rights obligation [...]
Plaintiffs-Appellees’ Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction: Hodes & Nauser, MDs, P.A. et al. v. Robert Moser, M.D et al.
This case challenges the constitutionality of onerous temporary regulations and a sham licensing process adopted and implemented by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) that will cause most of the abortion providers in [...]
Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Motion to Intervene by AAPLOG: Hodes & Nauser, MDs, P.A. et al. v. Robert Moser, M.D et al.
This case challenges the constitutionality of onerous temporary regulations and a sham licensing process adopted and implemented by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) that will cause most of the abortion providers in [...]
A.N. V COSTA RICA: Acceso a servicios de aborto legal
A A.N., una joven mujer costarricense que a los 26 años quedó embarazada de un feto al que se le diagnosticó una malformación severa incompatible con la vida extrauterina que le representaba una amenaza a [...]
UN Concluding Observations: Russia, 2011
The U.N. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights released their concluding observations from the 46th session on the fifth periodic report of the Russian Federation on May 20, 2011. The Center for Reproductive Rights [...]
UN Concluding Observations: The Republic of Moldova
The U.N. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights released their concluding observations from the 46th session on the second periodic report of the Republic of Moldova on July 12, 2011. The Center for Reproductive [...]
Defenders of Sexual Rights and Reproductive Rights: a Briefing Paper to the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
In June 2009, the Center for Reproductive Rights, in collaboration with Human Rights Watch and CLADEM, submitted a briefing paper to the newly appointed Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Ms. Margaret Sekaggya. The paper, [...]
Call for Applications for the Women’s Human Rights Training Institute, 2011-2013
The Women’s Human Rights Training Institute (WHRTI) was founded in 2004 as a first-of-its-kind program aimed at building the capacity of young lawyers from Central and Eastern European and the Newly Independent States for litigation [...]
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Memo of Support: MKB Management Corp d/b/a Red River Women’s Clinic, Kathryn Eggleston, M.D., v. Birch Burdick and Terry Dwelle, M.D.
This case challenges provisions of North Dakota House Bill 1297, passed during the 2011 legislative session, which would effectively ban all medication abortions in the state by requiring compliance with conditions for the provision of [...]
Complaint: MKB Management Corp d/b/a Red River Women’s Clinic, Kathryn Eggleston, M.D., v. Birch Burdick and Terry Dwelle, M.D.
This case challenges provisions of North Dakota House Bill 1297, passed during the 2011 legislative session, which would effectively ban all medication abortions in the state by requiring compliance with conditions for the provision of [...]
Center’s shadow letter to the ESCR Committee on The Russian Federation
In April 2011 the Center for Reproductive Rights and the All Russian Family Planning Association (currently known as Russian Association for Population and Development - RAPD) submitted a shadow letter to the 46th session of [...]
Center’s shadow letter to the ESCR Committee on The Republic of Moldova
In April 2011 the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Moldovan Institute for Human Rights (IDOM) submitted a shadow letter to the 46th session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR Committee) [...]
Dignidad Negada: Violaciones de los Derechos de las Mujeres VIH-Positivas en Establecimientos de Salud Chilenos
Las mujeres representan aproximadamente el 50% de los 33,4 millones de personas que viven con VIH/SIDA en todo el mundo. Aunque el porcentaje total de mujeres que viven con VIH/SIDA se ha estabilizado en los [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
