Filing date: April 2004 Country/Region: , Nepal Plaintiff(s): Achyut Prasad Kharel Center Attorney(s): , Melissa Upreti Partners: Forum for Women, Law, and Development (FLWD) Summary: On August 4, Nepal’s Supreme Court dismissed a case that had aimed to overturn the country’s abortion law, which allows abortion upon request up to 12 weeks. The law was […]
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 as provided in the Eleventh Amendment of the Muluki Ain respects rights and principles recognized by the Nepalese Supreme Court […]
On August 4, Nepal’s Supreme Court dismissed a case that had aimed to overturn the country’s abortion law, which allows abortion upon request up to 12 weeks. The law was challenged by attorney Achyut Kharel in 2005 on the grounds that it discriminates against men, as it allows a woman to terminate a pregnancy without […]
Suit Follows Release of Human Rights Groups’ Study Finding Ban has Triggered Reproductive Health Crisis MANILA – Twenty Manila women and men filed a case today in a Philippine high court against the mayor of Manila, arguing that the city’s eight-year ban on contraception has severely and irreparably damaged their lives and health and the […]
Various citizens’ groups announced yesterday that they are readying legal action against former Manila Mayor Lito Atienza for damages done to women and poor families by his nine-year ban on contraception in the city’s health facilities. The devastating impact of the ban was revealed in the new fact-finding report Imposing Misery published by the Center […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_India_Cover.jpg This report explores the use of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to promote gender justice and advance women’s reproductive rights in India. Women’s reproductive rights in India are severely undermined by gender-biased practices. As a result, women face a wide range of human rights abuses that breach fundamental provisions of the Indian Constitution and international […]
Center Holds Panel on Using the Force of Law to Transform Beijing’s Commitments into Reality WHAT: Panel presentation and open discussion on legal strategies for implementing the reproductive rights commitments of the Beijing Platform for Action adopted ten years ago at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. Panelists will discuss their work within […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pub_bo_WOWSA.gif The Center for Reproductive Rights’ report, Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting their Reproductive Lives – South Asia, is the first extensive examination of laws and policies that influence women’s reproductive health in five countries of the region – Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The report, which is based on […]
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