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Center Submission for the Human Rights Committee’s Review of Croatia (2009)

In 2009, the Center submitted a shadow letter to the Human Rights Committee on the situation of sexual and reproductive rights in Croatia.  The shadow letter discussed the state’s systematic failure to provide comprehensive sexual [...]

Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education, Discriminatory Policies,Europe, Croatia,At the United Nations, Reporting on Rights,Documents

Concluding Observations: Ecuador_Human Rights Committee_2009_English

In 2009, the Center submitted a shadow letter to the Human Rights Committee on the situation of sexual and reproductive rights in Ecuador.  The letter highlighted the failure of the government to protect girls against [...]

Abortion, Legal Protections, Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education, Contraception, Legal Protections, Discriminatory Policies, Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Latin America & Caribbean,At the United Nations,Documents

Shadow Letter: Ecuador_Human Rights Committee_2009_English

In 2009, the Center submitted a shadow letter to the Human Rights Committee on the situation of sexual and reproductive rights in Ecuador.  The letter highlighted the failure of the government to protect girls against [...]

Abortion, Legal Protections, Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education, Contraception, Legal Protections, Discriminatory Policies, Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Latin America & Caribbean,At the United Nations,Documents

Shadow Letter: Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Egypt (CEDAW)

In 2009, the Center submitted a shadow letter to the CEDAW Committee on the situation of sexual and reproductive rights in Egypt, in preparation for the Committee's review of Egypt at its 45th session. The [...]

Abortion, Legal Protections, Legal Restrictions, Adolescent SRHR, Contraception, Emergency Contraception, Legal Protections, Legal Restrictions, Discriminatory Policies, Right to Care, Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care, Maternal Mortality,Africa, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations,Documents

Center’s Letter Impacts EU Legislative Process

In December 2008, the Center for Reproductive Rights, together with ASTRA, intervened at a hearing in the European Parliament and held meetings with the European Commission regarding the proposal for a Directive on non-discriminatory access [...]

Abortion, Legal Protections, Discriminatory Policies, Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Europe,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World

Human Rights Committee Reviews Croatia

In March and September of 2009, the Center for Reproductive Rights, together with the Center for Education, Counseling and Research (CESI), and Interights, submitted shadow letters on Croatia to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, [...]

Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education, Discriminatory Policies,Europe, Croatia, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Engaging Policymakers, Reporting on Rights

Report on Coerced Sterilization in Slovakia Leads to Exposure of Issue throughout the Region

In 2002, the Center for Reproductive Rights, together with its partner Poradna, conducted a fact finding mission into the forced and coerced sterilization of Roma women in public hospitals in eastern Slovakia. The report Body [...]

Discriminatory Policies, Maternal Health, Coercive Policies,Europe,In the Courts, Reporting on Rights

Healthcare Reform in Hyde Amendment’s Shadow

First Printed on ACSblog, December 7, 2009 >, The debate over abortion coverage within the larger healthcare reform dialogue has been painfully narrow for those of us who believe that as a matter of equality, [...]

Abortion, Definitions, Legal Restrictions, Funding for Reproductive Healthcare, Discriminatory Policies,United States,Engaging Policymakers, In the States (USA),Documents

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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

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10 Reasons Why Criminalization of HIV Exposure or Transmission Harms Women

HIV-positive women increasingly face legal sanctions as a growing number of countries introduce legislation that would criminalize HIV transmission and exposure. This report outlines the ways in which these laws — rather than providing justice [...]

HIV/AIDS, Discriminatory Policies,Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, United States,Documents

At Risk: Rights Violations of HIV-Positive Women in Kenyan Health Facilities

Women living with HIV in Kenya who seek medical care suffer multiple human rights violations and encounter daunting barriers to quality healthcare. The Center will highlight findings from its new report At Risk: Rights Violations [...]

HIV/AIDS, Discriminatory Policies,Africa, Kenya,Reporting on Rights,Publications

Linking HIV and Reproductive Rights

The Center Spotlights Reproductive Rights at the XVII International AIDS Conference Human rights, including reproductive rights, must be at the center of the fight against HIV/AIDS. The Center for Reproductive Rights will be taking that [...]

Legal Restrictions, Adolescent SRHR, HIV/AIDS, Discriminatory Policies, Right to Care, Maternal Health, Coercive Policies,Africa, Kenya, Latin America & Caribbean, Mexico,At the United Nations, Engaging Policymakers,News

UNGASS on HIV/AIDS: Women’s Empowerment Embraced, Reproductive Rights Slighted

HIV/AIDS, Discriminatory Policies, Right to Care,Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Reporting on Rights,Documents

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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