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El Derecho a la Vida de Quién? Derechos de las mujeres y protecciones prenatales en el derecho internacional de los derechos humanos y el derecho comparado
El derecho a la vida es un derecho humano fundamental que resulta esencial para el goce de los demás derechos humanos. El derecho internacional de los derechos humanos reconoce la existencia de este derecho a [...]
Perú reabra la investigación penal sobre los casos de esterilizaciones forzadas
Perú reabra la investigación penal sobre los casos de esterilizaciones forzadas El gobierno peruano reabrirá la investigación penal sobre las esterilizaciones forzadas ocurridas en la década de los noventa, de acuerdo a una decisión del [...]
Perú Reopens Criminal Investigation Into Mass Forced Sterilizations
Perú Reopens Criminal Investigation Into Mass Forced Sterilizations (PRESS RELEASE) The Peruvian government will reopen its criminal investigation into the forced sterilization of hundreds of thousands of women and men in the 1990s—according to a [...]
La interrupción voluntaria del embarazo como derecho fundamental
Esta hoja informativa presenta los argumentos de derecho constitucional que se han empleado en siete casos decididos alrededor del mundo (Alemania, Canadá, Portugal, Brasil, Colombia, México y Argentina), para despenalizar la interrupción del embarazo bajo [...]
Honduras: Sexual Violence and Total Bans on Emergency Contraception and Abortion
Honduras es uno de los países más violentos del mundo, en donde se registra una de las cifras de violencia sexual más alta contra las mujeres. Actualmente, las leyes y políticas en Honduras criminalizan de [...]
L.C. vs. Perú (CEDAW): Derecho al Aborto en Casos de Violencia Sexual
Desde 1924 el aborto terapéutico es legal en Perú. Sin embargo, el acceso de las mujeres a los servicios de salud reproductiva presenta un amplio número de dificultades. El aborto sigue siendo ilegal en los [...]
Paola Guzmán Albarracín v. Ecuador (Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos)
Paola, una adolescente de 16 años, fue víctima de abuso y acoso sexual por parte del Vicerrector del colegio público donde estudiaba. En el año 2002, ella aseguró haber quedado embarazada y ser presionada por [...]
El Salvador Must Respond to Charges of Human Rights Violations Related to Woman’s Imprisonment and Death Under Criminal Abortion Ban
El Salvador Must Respond to Charges of Human Rights Violations Related to Woman’s Imprisonment Under Abortion Ban Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Demands Response to Petition Filed By Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Organizations (PRESS [...]
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Dominican Republic Abortion Law Debated in Supreme Court
Dominican Republic Abortion Law Debated in Supreme Court (PRESS RELEASE) Despite progress made by the Dominican Republic last year decriminalizing abortion in limited circumstances, the Supreme Court will hold a judicial hearing today to discuss [...]
El Salvador Releases One Woman Wrongfully Imprisoned, But Refuses to Pardon 15 Others
El Salvador Releases One Woman Wrongfully Imprisoned, But Refuses to Pardon 15 Others (PRESS RELEASE) On the same day local advocates celebrate the official release of “Guadalupe”—a rape survivor who became pregnant, suffered an obstetric [...]
President Bachelet Introduces Legislation to Decriminalize Abortion in Chile
President Bachelet Introduces Legislation to Decriminalize Abortion in Chile (PRESS RELEASE) President Michelle Bachelet of Chile introduced a bill Saturday that would allow women access to safe and legal abortion services in cases of sexual violence, fetal [...]
El Salvador Issues Pardon of Woman Wrongfully Imprisoned for Pregnancy Complications
El Salvador Issues Pardon of Woman Wrongfully Imprisoned for Pregnancy Complications After a failed vote last week, Salvadoran Congress approves pardon for woman serving a 30 year sentence as a result of country’s extreme abortion [...]
Salvadoran Woman Wrongfully Imprisoned for Pregnancy-Related Complications Denied Pardon
Salvadoran Woman Wrongfully Imprisoned for Pregnancy-Related Complications Denied Pardon (PRESS RELEASE) El Salvador’s Congress has denied freedom to “Guadalupe,” a rape survivor who became pregnant, suffered an obstetric emergency and was wrongfully convicted of and imprisoned [...]
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