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In Historic Victory, Argentina Legalizes Abortion
In a major victory for reproductive rights in Latin America, abortion is now legal in Argentina. The new law makes Argentina the largest country in Latin America to legalize abortion care. Argentine President Alberto Fernández signed [...]
Center Appeals to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Salvadoran Women
Women at Risk of COVID-19 After Inaction by Salvadoran Government The Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners appeared before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on December 3 and urged it to recommend that [...]
Center Calls on Colombia to Halt Use of Herbicide Causing Harm to Reproductive Health
New Research Report by the Center and its Local Partner Shows Negative Effects of Herbicide Used to Eradicate Cocaine Production As Colombia prepares to restart its aerial fumigation program, the Center for Reproductive Rights and its local partners at [...]
El gobierno colombiano no debe reanudar las aspersiones con glifosato porque generan riesgos para la salud reproductiva
3 de septiembre de 2020 — El Centro de Derechos Reproductivos y la Escuela de Salud Pública de la Universidad del Valle presentan una investigación que revela que la exposición al glifosato puede tener impactos [...]
The Colombian government should not restart glyphosate spraying because it causes reproductive health risks
September 3rd, 2020 — The Center for Reproductive Rights and the School of Public Health of the Universidad del Valle present an investigation that reveals the negative impacts of glyphosate exposure on people's reproductive health, [...]
Center Launches New Program to Protect Refugee Rights in Uganda
The Center and its partners at CARE International in Uganda have launched a new pilot program to protect the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of women and girls in one of Uganda’s largest [...]
Inicia litigio contra Perú en la CIDH por no proveer servicios de salud integral a víctimas de violencia sexual
Lima y Bogotá — La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) admitió por primera vez un caso contra Perú por obstaculizar el acceso integral de atención en salud a una víctima de violación sexual. El [...]
Women who are unjustly imprisoned in El Salvador must be released in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
Amidst the imminent spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the precarious prison infrastructure in El Salvador, La Agrupación Ciudadana por la Despenalización del Aborto, La Colectiva Feminista para el Desarrollo Local , the Centre for [...]
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Las mujeres que están encarceladas injustamente en El Salvador deben ser liberadas ante la pandemia por COVID-19
Ante el avance de la pandemia y la precaria infraestructura carcelaria en El Salvador, la Agrupación Ciudadana por la Despenalización del Aborto, la Colectiva Feminista para el Desarrollo Local, el Centro de Derechos Reproductivos (CRR, [...]
LOS SERVICIOS DE SALUD SEXUAL Y REPRODUCTIVA SON ESENCIALES DURANTE LA PANDEMIA DE COVID-19
La pandemia de COVID-19 continúa extendiéndose por todo el mundo haciendo que los sistemas sanitarios funcionen al límite, esto obliga a los gobiernos y a las instituciones de salud a tomar decisiones difíciles y urgentes [...]
Justice for Evelyn
Justice for Evelyn El Salvador frees woman wrongly accused under repressive abortion laws UPDATE: El Salvador’s attorney general has announced that he is appealing Evelyn’s acquittal. This is the state’s [...]
Demanding Accountability
Latin America is the only region in the world in which the pregnancy rate for girls under 15 years of age is rising. Most of these pregnancies are the result of rape, frequently by family [...]
Innovative litigation filed against three countries to protect girls’ rights in Latin America
Geneva (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood Global, Mujeres Transformando el Mundo Guatemala (MTM), Observatorio en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva Guatemala (OSAR), Surkuna Ecuador, Fundación Desafío and Asociación de Mujeres Axayacatl filed a lawsuit with the United Nations Human Rights Committee [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
