The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) is the African Union’s principal body mandated to…
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After Roe Fell: U.S. Abortion Laws by State
What Are Shield Laws?
Shield laws protect abortion providers and patients from out-of-state legal threats. Learn what they are, why they matter, and where they are in effect across the U.S.
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Know Your State’s Abortion Laws: A Guide for Medical Professionals
Learn more about your state’s abortion laws so you can better advocate for yourself and your patients.
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East Africa Regional Model Guideline on Pro Bono Practice
Access to justice remains a persistent and deeply entrenched challenge across East Africa, despite its explicit protection in international instruments such as…
TOWARDS 2040: Defining an African Human Rights Framework on the Right to Education of Pregnant Girls and Adolescent Mothers
Across Africa, one in every five girls are pregnant before they turn 19. In 2024, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimated…
Amicus Brief: The Center joins a case (Petition E008 of 2020) that threatens to increase restrictions on access to safe and legal abortion in Kenya
The Center for Reproductive Rights joined the case as an Amicus (friend of the court) to address the status of abortion as…
Towards 2040: Defining an African Human Rights Framework on the Right to Education of Pregnant Girls and Adolescent Mothers – Policy Brief
Across Africa, one in every five girls are pregnant before they turn 19. In 2024, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimated…
Amicus Brief on the interpretation of Malawi’s Gender Equality Act
The Center for Reproductive Rights amicus brief in relation to the interpretation and implementation of section 19 and 20 of the Malawi’s…
Right to Health Bench Book: Select Decisions, Issues and Themes (Kenya)
The Constitution of Kenya enshrines the right to health under the Bill of Rights. Notably, before the promulgation of the Constitution of…
Report: Implementation Hearing on Communication No. 0012/Com/001/2019, Legal and Human Rights Centre and Center for Reproductive Rights (on behalf of Tanzanian girls) v. United Republic of Tanzania
This report summarizes an implementation hearing held October 9, 2024, during the 44th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on…
CEDAW shadow report on Rwanda’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)
This summary report is a collaborative submission by the Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center), the Health Development Initiative (HDI), and the…
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