Region: Philippines
Advocating for Abortion Reform in the Philippines
New brief outlines the impact of the country’s restrictive laws and recommends legalization and decriminalization.
In Brief: Unveiling the Realities of Laws on Abortion in the Philippines
This brief outlines the impact of the Philippines’ abortion laws and advocates for the decriminalization of abortion in the country.
Center Holds Seminar for Thai Judges on Legal Issues of Surrogacy in Asia
100+ participants learn about surrogacy laws, case studies and key cases in several Asian countries to help improve legal standards in the region.
Progress on Abortion Rights in the Philippines
For the first time, the Philippine Human Rights Commission recommends that abortion be decriminalized.
UN Treaty Bodies Call for the Philippines to Decriminalize Abortion and Protect Adolescents’ SRHR
Actions follow years of advocacy by the Center and its national partners.
Supplementary Report on the Status of Adolescents’ Reproductive Rights in the Philippines: 2022 Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
The Asia Unit of the Center for Reproductive Rights together with Philippine-based partners submitted supplemental information for the adoption of the list of issues (LOI) for the Republic of the Philippines by the UN Committee [...]
The Center and Partners Prepare Filipino Youth for Adolescent SRHR Advocacy at the UN
Capacity building workshop strengthens youth’s knowledge and skills to engage with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.
South Asia Reproductive Justice and Accountability Initiative (SARJAI)
SARJAI network has been the catalyst for Center’s capacity building work in the region by bringing like-minded lawyers and academics together to promote accountability for reproductive rights violations.
Submission to the UN Assesses the Philippines’ Progress on SRHR Issues
Report to the UPR Working Group by the Center and its partners cites barriers and recommends improvements in access to contraception, maternal health, abortion, and adolescent sex education.
Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Philippines by the Center and Partners, 03/29/2022
The Center submitted the report Report on Philippines’ Compliance with its Human Rights Obligations in the Area of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights to the 41st Session of the UPR Working Group of the [...]
