As part of its 2013 reviews of Chile and El Salvador, the Committee against Torture (CAT Committee) solicited input from civil society organizations to determine the issues that would be covered in the country revisions. The Center for Reproductive Rights submitted shadow letters addressing both countries, and the CAT Committee took up all of the […]
Spain and Romania Backslide on Abortion by Nancy Northup, President & CEO at the Center for Reproductive Rights https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_HP_image_WHO_OpEd.jpg In recent decades—as an overwhelming preponderance of evidence has established an inextricable link between the availability of safe, legal means of ending a pregnancy and the fulfillment of women’s right to health—many governments worldwide have wisely […]
Global human rights advocates call on Romanian government to reject extreme proposal (PRESS RELEASE) Nearly 40 international and European human rights organizations have joined together to urge Romanian officials to reject a proposed law that would create significant barriers for women seeking an abortion—including forcing women to endure biased counseling at “pregnancy crisis counseling offices” […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/okla-personhood-results-img.jpeg Here we go again. Anti-choice extremists in Oklahoma are shooting for the pinnacle of reproductive rights rollbacks—a personhood amendment to the state constitution that would send reproductive rights back to the very dark days before Roe v. Wade made it legal for women to seek abortions from licensed reproductive health care providers—and not through […]
(Updated 12.02.21) In a landmark ruling, on November 30, 2021, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has for the first time established standards throughout the region to help protect women seeking reproductive health care, including abortion. The ruling by the Court—which is the highest judicial body for human rights in the Americas—came on November 30 […]
Manuela’s story demonstrates the fatal consequences of El Salvador’s law and why it must change (PRESS RELEASE) El Salvador’s absolute ban on abortion has resulted in tragic and often fatal consequences for the women living in that country — resulting in the arbitrary imprisonment of women suffering from miscarriages and complications in their pregnancies, according […]
By Luisa Cabal and Lilian Sepúlveda For all of President Barack Obama’s pledges that he stands for universal human rights, the fundamental rights of women are likely to be left off the table when he visits leaders in Latin America this week. Indeed, Obama’s swing south includes stops to Brazil, Chile and El Salvador – […]
The Romanian Parliament has revised a proposed amendment that would have effectively banned abortion after the 24th week or pregnancy, even if the woman’s life or health is in danger. The revision came after the Center for Reproductive Rights and a coalition of Romanian human rights groups voiced opposition to the amendment. As originally written, […]
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 […]