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In the Name of Alyne: A Historic Human Rights Victory
Alyne da Silva Pimentel would have been 37 years old today if Brazil’s government had honored its responsibility to protect her fundamental human rights. Instead, because she was poor and Afro-Brazilian, she died in 2002 [...]
Cartoon Caption Contest: Official Rules
No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win this contest To enter, fill in the information on this page. There is no limit on the number of captions you can [...]
The votes are in and the message is clear: Reproductive rights are no joke.
Following our big victory in Texas, we’re congratulating two more winners: David P. from Texas and Lawrence A. from California, who won our cartoon caption contest and helped us send the message that anti-choice attacks [...]
2011 at the Midpoint: The State of Reproductive Rights
What’s the worst thing about bad ideas? They’re catching. Once one state passes a new anti-choice law—no matter how outrageously invasive or unconstitutional—it’s on its way to being copied by anti-choice activists and legislators 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 [...]
Reproductive Rights or Wrongs? – Troubleshooting the Quiz
Having trouble taking our quiz? Our apologies! We've been working with our quiz provider to resolve the issue, which happens for a small number of users, but in the meantime, we have a short set [...]
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 [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Healthcare Fairness for New York’s Finest
Two NYPD unions, the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) and the Detectives’ Endowment Association (DEA) offer prescription health insurance plans that don’t cover prescription birth control like other prescription drugs. The three other unions representing higher [...]
Reproductive Rights or Wrongs?
Attacks to reproductive rights have been in the news non-stop this year—but how much do you really know? Take our short quiz and find out! As a bonus, a generous donor has offered to donate [...]
Trust Texas Women
On May 20, 2011, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law an intrusive and patronizing bill that will prevent a woman from getting an abortion unless she first has an ultrasound and listens to her [...]
Poland: A Victory of Firsts
For the first time in its history, the European Court of Human Rights specifically found that an abortion-related violation amounted to inhumane and degrading treatment. The Center and its partners filed the case R.R. v. Poland [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights-Columbia Fellowship Application
The Center is excited to announce an exciting academic fellowship opportunity for recent law school graduates who are interested in careers in law teaching. The CRR-CLS Fellowship is a two-year, post-graduate fellowship offered by the [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.