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February 1999 Who Are Adolescents? People 10 – 19 years of age , 1 in 5 of world’s population DEFINING ADOLESCENCE Adolescence is a period of rapid physical, emotional, social, and sexual maturing. Adolescents need a full range of quality reproductive health care and information. But, governments tend to either ignore adolescent health issues or […]
Peru Admits Responsibility for Violating Abuse Victim’s Human Rights (Updated 03.18.21) Before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Peru admitted its international responsibility for violating the human rights of a woman who was drugged and raped by a public health service doctor when she was seeking medical services. The Peruvian government compensated the victim, admitted responsibility for violating her rights under international law, and took steps to improve its legal and administrative policies on sexual violence M.M., a […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/WOWAA.gif Reproductive rights are internationally recognized as critical both to advancing women’s human rights and to promoting development. Governments from all over the world have, in recent years, both acknowledged and pledged to advance reproductive rights to an unprecedented degree. But for governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and concerned advocates to work towards reforming laws and […]