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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.
Ecuador y Nicaragua deben garantizar el acceso al aborto para poner fin a las violaciones de los derechos humanos de las niñas: ONU
El Comité de Derechos Humanos reconoce que las prohibiciones del aborto violaron los derechos de las niñas que sobrevivieron a la violencia sexual y fueron forzadas ser madres. 22.01.2025 (PRONUNCIAMIENTO) — En un importante triunfo para los derechos de niñas y mujeres, el Comité de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas dictaminó el lunes que […]
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 motherhood due to abortion bans in those States. In its decision, the Committee recognized that forced pregnancies and forced motherhood […]
Vitória para as meninas, condenações históricas exigem que Equador e Nicarágua garantam que nenhuma menina seja obrigada a ser mãe.
Neste 20 de janeiro de 2025, o Comitê de Direitos Humanos das Nações Unidas proferiu duas decisões históricas que condenam os Estados do Equador e da Nicarágua por violarem os direitos humanos de de Norma, Lucía y Susana, três meninas latino-americanas sobreviventes de violência sexual que foram forçadas à maternidade, reconhecendo que as meninas devem […]
Girls win! Landmark ruling demands that Ecuador and Nicaragua ensure that no girl is forced into motherhood
Lee la versión en español aquí. On January 20th, 2025, the United Nations Human Rights Committee issued three landmark decisions holding the States of Ecuador and Nicaragua responsible for the human rights violations of three Latin American girls, survivors of rape, who were forced into motherhood. The Committee recognized that girls should be just that: […]
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.
‘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 four that the Center brought to the United Nations Human Rights Committee in 2019 as part of a strategy called […]
