This report sets forth national laws and policies in key areas of reproductive health and women’s empowerment in seven East Central European countries: Albania, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Russia.
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/wowfrancoenglish.jpg Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting Their Reproductive Lives – Francophone Africa, is the result of an in-depth examination of the laws and policies affecting women’s reproductive health and rights in seven countries of Francophone Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal. The report makes clear that although […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/guatemala.jpg This report seeks to demonstrate that the Guatemalan government has fallen woefully short in meeting its international human rights obligations related to the provision of family planning services and information. It examines in some depth the reality in Guatemala: the prevailing socio-economic indicators, how the government provides reproductive health, yet fails to adequately integrate […]
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Peru Admits Responsibility for its Forced Sterilization Policies (Updated 3.18.21) In the first case on reproductive rights admitted to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Peru admitted responsibility for the forced sterilization of María Mamérita Mestanza, and her death following inadequate care. It agreed to implement recommendations made by Peru’s Human Rights Ombudsman concerning forced sterilization of women, particularly in marginalized and Indigenous communities. Peru […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/scbook.gif Peruvian women are being subjected to violence in that nation’s government-run health facilities, say women lawyers who have documented cases of abuse throughout several geographical regions of the country. This investigative book reveals sexual and psychological violence against women who use public reproductive health and family planning services. The book was researched and written […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/tipscales.gif “Well designed, clearly presented, and copiously documented, Tipping the Scales is an essential reference for attorneys, journalists, elected officials, activists and students interested in reproductive rights and the law. No one serious about these matters can afford to be without it.” Frederick Clarkson, author, Eternal Hostility: The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy “The efforts […]
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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 […]