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La Corte Suprema de Nepal: El aborto es un derecho
En una decisión reciente en el caso de Lakshmi Dhikta v. Nepal, la , Corte Suprema de Nepal determinó que el gobierno del país debe garantizar el acceso a servicios de aborto seguros y asequibles. [...]
Fact Sheet: Nepal Supreme Court’s Landmark Decision Upholding the Right to Abortion
The Center has authored a new fact sheet on an important decision from the Supreme Court of Nepal in the case of Lakshmi Dhikta v. Nepal that upholds a woman’s right to abortion. This case [...]
RH Reality Check: Nepal Advances As U.S. Backslides on Women’s Rights
By Melissa Upreti, Senior Regional Manager and Legal Adviser for Asia As the U.S. Congress launches one of the most vicious attacks against women’s health in recent history, the Supreme Court of Nepal has officially [...]
Nepal Supreme Court: Abortion Is a Right
In a recent decision in the case of Lakshmi Dhikta v. Nepal, the Supreme Court of Nepal ruled that the country’s government must guarantee access to safe and affordable abortion services. Specifically, it affirmed the [...]
One Year Later: Celebrating Nepal’s Comprehensive Abortion Law
One year ago today, May 20, 2010, the Nepal Supreme Court ordered the government of Nepal to enact a comprehensive abortion law guaranteeing that all women have safe and affordable access to legal abortion services [...]
Nepal: Ensure Reproductive Healthcare for Every Woman
Seven years ago this month, on September 27, 2002, Nepal took a historic step forward for women by decriminalizing abortion. The Center is now calling on the country to take concrete steps to fulfill its [...]
Court Orders Nepal to Improve Women’s Access to Abortion
Government must set up abortion fund and promote availability of abortion services New York—Today, Nepal’s Supreme Court ordered the Nepal government to enact a comprehensive abortion law to guarantee that women have access to safe [...]
Kharel v. Government of Nepal: Center’s Memos to Supreme Court of Nepal
I. Nepal’s existing abortion law, in permitting abortion during the first trimester without restriction as to reason or need for spousal consent, respects women’s basic human rights and should be reaffirmed.The current law on abortion [...]
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Voices from Nepal: Excerpts from Abortion in Nepal: Women Imprisoned
Nepal’s punitive approach to abortion has threatened women’s lives and health, reinforced entrenched gender discrimination, and interfered with women’s decision-making on a matter with immense personal implications. Those who have been arrested, prosecuted and imprisoned [...]
Achyut Prasad Kharel v. Government of Nepal / Amici (Supreme Court of Nepal)
Filing date: April 2004Country/Region: , Nepal Plaintiff(s): Achyut Prasad KharelCenter Attorney(s): , Melissa UpretiPartners: Forum for Women, Law, and Development (FLWD) Summary: On August 4, Nepal's Supreme Court dismissed a case that had aimed to [...]
Concluding Observations: Nepal_CESCR_2001_English
Concluding Observations: Nepal_CESCR_2001_English
Concluding Observations: Nepal_Committee on the Rights of the Child_2005_English
Concluding Observations: Nepal_Committee on the Rights of the Child_2005_English
Shadow Letter: Nepal_CESCR_2001_English
Concluding Observations: Nepal_CESCR_2001_English
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
