Concluding Observations: Brazil_CEDAW_2007_English
Concluding Observations: Brazil_CEDAW_2007_English https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/XSL_CO.Brazil2007.pdf
Concluding Observations: Brazil_CEDAW_2007_English https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/XSL_CO.Brazil2007.pdf
The Right to Reproductive Health Care (Article 12, together with Articles 1, 10 & 16 of CEDAW) Reproductive rights are fundamental to women’s health and social equality, and an explicit part of the Committee’s mandate under CEDAW. The commitment of States Parties to uphold and ensure these rights deserves serious attention. Specifically, article 12 requires […]
On November 30, the Center, with Brazilian partner Advocaci, filed Alyne da Silva Pimentel v. Brazil, the first maternal mortality case to be brought before the UN’s Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Alyne, a 28-year-old Afro-Brazilian woman, died of complications resulting from pregnancy after her local health center misdiagnosed her symptoms […]
UN Committee Establishes States’ Obligation to Address Maternal Mortality (Updated 3.18.21) In the first-ever maternal mortality case decided by an international human rights body, the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Committee) condemned Brazil for failing to provide timely, nondiscriminatory, and appropriate maternal health services to Alyne Da Silva. The Committee recognized that States have a human rights obligation to […]
Center for Reproductive Rights and ADVOCACI file Petition with United Nations for Human Rights Violations Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights and Citizens’ Advocacy for Human Rights (ADVOCACI) filed a case in the United Nations against Brazil for failing to address the unacceptably high death rate of pregnant women in that country. The case, submitted […]
Groups Charge Croatia is Endangering Lives of its Young People NEW YORK – Today, a group of advocacy organizations filed the first human rights legal challenge to a faith- based sex-education program with roots in the United States. The Center for Reproductive Rights, Interights, and Centre for Education and Counseling of Women (CESI) submitted the […]
In October 2007, the Center for Reproductive Rights along with partners filed the first human rights legal challenge to a faith-based sex-education program based in the U.S. The program, TeenSTAR, promotes abstinence, discourages the use of contraception, reinforces gender stereotypes, and fosters discrimination against the LGBT community. If the case is successful, it could lay […]
The Center for Reproductive Rights calls on President Bush to sign the bill repealing the Global Gag Rule. The President has repeatedly stated his commitment to cultivating democracy abroad and should therefore, take this opportunity to take action that reflects that promise, and repeal the policy. The Global Gag Rule, also known as the Mexico […]
Statement of Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive Rights “Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $15 billion HIV/AIDS plan aimed at combating the AIDS pandemic internationally over the next five years. We applaud the House’s decision because U.S. financial commitment to providing access to effective prevention, treatment, and care for people living with […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Screen-Shot-2014-07-23-at-5.51.26-PM.png Trends in Reproductive Rights: East Central Europe https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pub_bp_trendsinrr_ece.pdf