Region: Guatemala

Guatemala tiene una oportunidad histórica para demostrar su compromiso con los derechos de las mujeres y las niñas

Ciudad de Guatemala, 26 de julio de 2024 - (Comunicado de prensa). Esta semana, la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) realizó su visita “in loco” a Guatemala para observar la situación de derechos humanos, [...]

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‘I now realize that I am not guilty, that I am just another victim’

In a piece for El País, Fátima, a Guatemalan survivor of sexual violence, tells her story and explains her decision to seek justice by joining a Center case. Fátima's case against Guatemala is one of [...]

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Son Niñas: Violaciones a los Derechos Reproductivos en América Latina y el Caribe

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Innovative litigation filed against three countries to protect girls’ rights in Latin America

Geneva (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood Global, Mujeres Transformando el Mundo Guatemala (MTM), Observatorio en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva Guatemala (OSAR), Surkuna Ecuador, Fundación Desafío and Asociación de Mujeres Axayacatl filed a lawsuit with the United Nations Human Rights Committee [...]

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Joint Declaration: Stop the “Law for the Protection of Life and Family” Bill in Guatemala

Defenders of sexual and reproductive rights in Latin America and the Caribbean reject Bill No. 5272, also known as the “Law for the Protection of Life and Family” that seeks to restrict the right to abortion in Guatemala [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights Opens New Regional Office in Colombia card link

Center for Reproductive Rights Opens New Regional Office in Colombia

(PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights announced the opening of its new regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean in Bogotá, Colombia. The Center has worked in the region for fifteen years, [...]

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Civil Society in Central America, Mexico and the Spanish-Speaking Carribean Meet with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health

(Guatemala City - Guatemala, March 23) United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right of everyone to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Anand Grover, visited Guatemala City on March 22 and 23 [...]

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Concluding Observations: Guatemala_Human Rights Committee_2001_English

Concluding Observations: Guatemala_Human Rights Committee_2001_English

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Shadow Letter: Guatemala_Human Rights Committee_2001_English

Concluding Observations: Guatemala_Human Rights Committee_2001_English

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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 [...]

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