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

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.

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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 [...]

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UN Human Rights Committee Opinion: Norma v. Ecuador

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UN Human Rights Committee Opinion: Lucía v. Nicaragua

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UN Human Rights Committee Opinion: Susana v. Nicaragua

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Fact Sheet: SRHR in CERD’s General Recommendation on Racial Discrimination and the Right to Health card link

Fact Sheet: SRHR in CERD’s General Recommendation on Racial Discrimination and the Right to Health

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination's General Recommendation No. 37.

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Breaking Ground 2020-2024: Treaty Monitoring Bodies on Reproductive Rights

This report summarizes the jurisprudence from United Nations treaty monitoring bodies on reproductive rights, particularly the standards on reproductive health information and contraception, maternal health care, abortion, and emerging issues in international human rights law.

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Rompiendo Barreras, 2020-2024: Órganos de supervisión de los tratados sobre los derechos reproductivos

Rompiendo Barreras, 2020-2024: Órganos de supervisión de los tratados sobre los derechos reproductivos resume la jurisprudencia de los órganos de supervisión de los tratados de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) sobre salud y derechos sexuales y [...]

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Center Leaders Engage with Policymakers from Around the World at UN General Assembly Events

The Center's global delegation promotes sexual and reproductive health and rights at the year’s largest gathering of government leaders.

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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.

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