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The Case of Celia Ramos: Seeking Justice for Women Forcibly Sterilized Under Peru’s Fujimori Regime card link
05.16.2025

The Case of Celia Ramos: Seeking Justice for Women Forcibly Sterilized Under Peru’s Fujimori Regime

The Center and its partners will argue the first-ever case brought before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights addressing Peru’s forced sterilization policy.

Coercive Policies, SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, Peru,In the Courts,Story
04.24.2025

Serious threat to civic space in Peru: organizations condemn law that restricts the work of civil society and violates victims’ rights

April 24, 2025. - The undersigned organizations express our strongest condemnation of the enactment last April 14, 2025, without observation by the Executive Branch of Peru, of the law approved in Congress on March 12, [...]

SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, Peru,Reporting on Rights,Statement
04.24.2025

Grave amenaza al espacio cívico en Perú: organizaciones condenan ley que restringe la labor de la sociedad civil y vulnera los derechos de las víctimas

24 de abril de 2025. - Las organizaciones firmantes expresamos nuestra más enérgica condena ante la promulgación el pasado 14 de abril del 2025, sin observaciones por parte del Poder Ejecutivo del Perú, de la [...]

SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, Peru,Reporting on Rights,Statement
04.17.2025

Center Launches Regional Video Podcast Featuring Latin American Activists and Changemakers

Hosted by Center leaders in the region, “Mi Decisión” (“My Decision”) explores reproductive rights through a series of intimate conversations.

SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean,Reporting on Rights,Story
02.25.2025

Global Impact of the “They Are Girls, Not Mothers” Rulings Highlighted at Quito Press Conference

The Center’s Catalina Martínez Coral and movement partners discuss the recent landmark decisions by the UN Committee on Human Rights.

Abortion, Adolescent SRHR, Maternal Health, SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua,In the Courts, At the United Nations,Story
Victory at the UN in the “They Are Girls, Not Mothers” Cases card link
01.22.2025

Victory at the UN in the “They Are Girls, Not Mothers” Cases

Human Rights Committee establishes new worldwide standards for access to abortion, sex education, and protections for sexual abuse survivors.

Abortion, Adolescent SRHR, Maternal Health, SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua,In the Courts, At the United Nations,Story
01.22.2025

UN Ruling: Ecuador and Nicaragua Must Legalize Abortion to End Violations of Girls’ Human Rights

22.01.2025 (PRESS STATEMENT) — In a major victory for girls' and women's rights, the United Nations Human Rights Committee ruled Monday that Ecuador and Nicaragua violated the human rights of three girls who were forced into [...]

Abortion, Adolescent SRHR, SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Accountability Bodies,In the Courts, At the United Nations,News
01.21.2025

Vitória para as meninas, condenações históricas exigem que Equador e Nicarágua garantam que nenhuma menina seja obrigada a ser mãe.

 Comitê de Direitos Humanos das Nações Unidas condenou os Estados do Equador e da Guatemala por violação dos direitos humanos de duas meninas sobreviventes de violência sexual  A decisão é um marco histórico na garantia [...]

SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, Ecuador, Nicaragua,News
01.20.2025

Ganan las niñas, condenas históricas exigen a los Estados de Ecuador y Nicaragua que ninguna niña sea obligada a ser madre

Read English version here.  Respondiendo a las demandas del Movimiento Son Niñas, No Madres*, el Comité de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas condenó a los Estados de Ecuador y Nicaragua por la violación a los [...]

SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, Ecuador, Nicaragua,News
12.20.2024

El Salvador es responsable por la violación de los derechos humanos de Beatriz

La falta de certeza jurídica, protocolos claros y la penalización absoluta del aborto impidieron que Beatriz accediera a la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo que había solicitado y que era el tratamiento indicado por sus médicos. [...]

Latin America & Caribbean, El Salvador,Statement
12.05.2024

Crean el Observatorio Manuela, una herramienta esencial en la lucha contra la criminalización de emergencias obstétricas en El Salvador

Esta iniciativa, de acceso libre, servirá para fiscalizar que el Estado salvadoreño cumpla con las medidas ordenadas por la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos.  Entre otros indicadores, el Observatorio monitoreará datos sobre nuevos casos de [...]

SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, El Salvador,Reporting on Rights,Press Releases
Center’s Cases at the UN Seek New Human Rights Standard to Ensure Safe Abortion and Protections for Sexual Abuse Survivors card link
10.16.2024

Center’s Cases at the UN Seek New Human Rights Standard to Ensure Safe Abortion and Protections for Sexual Abuse Survivors

“They are girls, not mothers” cases against Ecuador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua—brought on behalf of four girls denied access to abortion and other reproductive services—could lead to SRHR protections throughout Latin America and across the world.

Abortion, Adolescent SRHR, Maternal Health, SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,In the Courts, At the United Nations,Story
10.01.2024

Brasil dá um passo adiante na garantia da saúde materna, mas ainda não é suficiente

Declaração. 1º de outubro de 2024 -  O Governo Federal do Brasil, com a participação do presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, lançou a política pública “Rede Alyne para a Atenção Integral à Mulher Gestante e [...]

Maternal Health,Latin America & Caribbean, Brazil,Statement
10.01.2024

Brasil da un paso más en la garantía de la salud materna, pero aún no es suficiente 

Declaración. Octubre 1 de 2024 - El Gobierno Federal de Brasil, con la participación del presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, lanzó la política pública "Red Alyne para la Atención Integral de Mujeres Embarazadas y [...]

Maternal Health,Latin America & Caribbean, Brazil,Statement
09.12.2024

Persiste lucha por justicia para víctimas de esterilizaciones forzadas durante el régimen de Fujimori

El proceso penal en Perú contra otras autoridades responsables por las esterilizaciones forzadas y el caso de Celia Ramos ante la Corte Interamericana contra el Estado de Perú continúan en curso, pese a la muerte [...]

Maternal Health, Coercive Policies,Latin America & Caribbean, Peru,Statement
08.27.2024

La firma de la política pública para la erradicación de la violencia sexual en el ámbito educativo es un primer paso en la implementación del caso Guzmán Albarracín 

Al estar planteada hasta 2030, es imprescindible que el Estado le asigne un presupuesto suficiente para su sostenibilidad  Entre 2018 y 2022 se registraron más de 28 mil denuncias de violencia sexual en el ámbito [...]

SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, Ecuador,Reporting on Rights,Statement
08.22.2024

Profesionales de la salud, expertas internacionales y organizaciones de mujeres apoyan el nuevo reglamento de objeción de conciencia 

Diversas organizaciones y expertas internacionales han presentado un escrito ante la Contraloría General de la República este jueves 22 de agosto de 2024, defendiendo la legalidad del Decreto N° 22 del Ministerio de Salud que [...]

SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, Chile,Reporting on Rights,Press Releases
La ley de impunidad en Perú es una nueva violación a  las víctimas de esterilizaciones forzadas card link
08.15.2024

La ley de impunidad en Perú es una nueva violación a  las víctimas de esterilizaciones forzadas

Lima, Perú. 15 de agosto de 2024. (Pronunciamiento) - DEMUS - Estudio para la Defensa de la Mujer, el Centro de Derechos Reproductivos (CDR),  el Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL), el [...]

SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, Peru,Reporting on Rights,Statement
08.14.2024

La educación integral de la sexualidad: asignatura pendiente en Ecuador, cuatro años después de la sentencia del caso Paola Guzmán Albarracín 

Aunque la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos le ordenó al Estado ecuatoriano tomar medidas para erradicar la violencia sexual en los entornos educativos, la problemática persiste.   Entre 2018 y 2022 se registraron más de 28 [...]

Sex Education,Latin America & Caribbean, Ecuador,Reporting on Rights,Press Releases
07.26.2024

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, [...]

Abortion, Adolescent SRHR,Latin America & Caribbean, Guatemala,Reporting on Rights,Press Releases
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