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In Nepal, the Center and Partners Celebrate International Women’s Day with “F for Feminism” Event card link

In Nepal, the Center and Partners Celebrate International Women’s Day with “F for Feminism” Event

Fact sheet on medical abortion in Asian countries also launched at the March event.

Abortion, SRHR General,Asia, Nepal,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Events

The Philippines Decriminalizes Consensual Adolescent Sexual Activity

For the first time, adolescents in the country are recognized as rights holders who have sexual autonomy.

Adolescent SRHR,Asia, Philippines,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Story

Center’s Work Promoting Gender Equality Recognized in the Philippines

The Philippine Commission on Human Rights awards the Center as a valuable partner.

Abortion, SRHR General,Asia, Philippines,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Story

The Center’s Work in Nepal

The Center has been working to advance reproductive health and rights in Nepal since 2000, including the landmark case Lakshmi v. Nepal that recognized abortion as a constitutional right.

Abortion,Asia, Nepal,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Uncategorized

Center Holds SRHR Capacity Building Workshop for Journalists in Nepal

The workshop aimed to strengthen the capacity of the journalists in the legal and policy framework of SRHR.

SRHR General,Asia, Nepal,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Events

The Center’s Work in India

Since the launch of the report Women of the World South Asia (2004), the Center has engaged in sustained efforts to improve access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as human rights in [...]

Asia, India,Engaging Policymakers,Uncategorized

New Litigation Filed to Decriminalize Abortion in Nepal

Petition at the Supreme Court of Nepal seeks to hold government accountable for its commitments to abortion rights and access.

Abortion,Asia, Nepal,In the Courts,Story

Engaging in the UPR: Capacity Building for SRHR Advocates in the Philippines

A virtual event held by the Center and its partners.

SRHR General,Asia, Philippines,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Events

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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

The Center’s Work in the Philippines card link

The Center’s Work in the Philippines

The Center has been working actively in the Philippines for more than a decade. It has conducted advocacy before United Nations human rights bodies and conducted fact-finding missions and outreach to local advocates and law and policymakers.

Abortion, Adolescent SRHR,Asia, Philippines,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Uncategorized

Pakistan’s Sindh Government Increases Access to Obstetric Fistula Repair Services to Comply with Orders by the High Court

Ruling in Sayed v. Sindh marks major progress in improving maternal health, especially for women living on low incomes.

Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Asia, Pakistan,In the Courts, Reporting on Rights,Story

Fact Sheet: Syed & Others v. Sindh

The ruling in Syed & Others v. Sindh by the Sindh High Court ordered Pakistan's Sindh government to increase access to obstetric fistula repair services. The case was conceptualized by the Center's South Asia Reproductive [...]

Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Asia, Pakistan,In the Courts,Fact Sheets

Victory for Children’s Rights: Ending Child Marriage in the Philippines

Law supported by the Center adds serious penalties to combat the harmful practice.

Adolescent SRHR,Asia, Philippines,Reporting on Rights,Story

Center Co-hosts Workshop in Nepal for Youth Champions of SRHR

Sessions aim to strengthen the capacity of young leaders to advance legal protections for sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Abortion, Adolescent SRHR,Asia, Nepal,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Events

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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