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Legal Retrogression and the Harms of Louisiana’s Near Total Abortion Bans: A Report to the Human Rights Committee 139 Session, United States
This human rights “shadow report,” jointly submitted by four organizations to the UN Human Rights Committee, represents early findings from fact-finding research underway in the southern U.S. state of Louisiana, where abortion is prohibited at [...]
Retrogression in U.S. Reproductive Rights: The Ongoing Fight for Reproductive Autonomy
This human rights “shadow report” was submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee on September 12, 2023 by a coalition of fifteen reproductive rights, health, and justice organizations in preparation for a review of U.S. [...]
Los Estados deben cumplir con sus obligaciones para prevenir y erradicar la violencia obstétrica
La violencia obstétrica es una de las formas de violencia de género más naturalizadas en América Latina. Sin embargo, recién en los últimos años se han producido avances para intentar prevenirla y eliminarla. En 2022, [...]
On World Refugee Day, the Center Urges Action to Ensure Women and Girls Fleeing Ukraine Have Access to Essential Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
European governments and the European Union are called on to ensure barriers don’t impede access to critical services.
Submission on Poland to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (April 2023)
The Center for Reproductive Rights and the Federation for Women and Family Planning submitted updated information to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe regarding Poland’s implementation of three judgments of the European [...]
The Latin American Green Wave Takes Los Angeles
Center and movement partners lead activities to bring attention to reproductive rights issues in Latin America.
Conviction of Polish Human Rights Defender Sets Dangerous Precedent
The Center condemns the conviction of Justyna Wydrzyńska for helping a woman access abortion medication.
Center Joins in Commemorating International Women’s Day at the United Nations
Center leaders speak at sessions of the UN Human Rights Council and Commission on the Status of Women.
UN Side Event: Technology and the Future of Gender Equality and SRHR
Watch this March 8 panel being held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
In Ruling by Inter-American Court of Human Rights, New Legal Protections for Pregnant Women
In case involving the death of a pregnant woman in Argentina, Court requires states across Latin America to adopt policies to prevent obstetric violence.
