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Shadow Letter: Ecuador_CEDAW_2008_English
Shadow Letter: Ecuador_CEDAW_2008_English
In re Access to Emergency Contraception in Ecuador / Amici (Constitutional Tribunal of Ecuador)
In 2005, anti-choice organizations in Ecuador filed a suit to outlaw emergency contraception, alleging that EC violates the right to life as established in the Ecuadorian constitution. As a result of their lawsuit, a lower [...]
UN to Ecuador: Stop Violence against Girls and Reduce Maternal Deaths
A key United Nations human rights body, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee), is urging Ecuador to curb sexual violence against girls in schools. The issue was highlighted by a [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Senate’s Vote to Repeal the Global Gag Rule
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 [...]
Paola Guzmán Albarracín v. Ecuador (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights)
Landmark Ruling Will Help Protect Schoolgirls from Sexual Violence Throughout Latin America
Bush Administration Urged to Implement HIV/AIDS Initiative without Strings Attached
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 [...]
