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Between 2019 and 2023, more and more countries around the world have tackled discriminatory social institutions, notably through legal reforms that protect women's rights and grant them equal opportunities. (oecd.org)
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PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights called on the State Department to issue complete reports after stripping reporting on women's reproductive health and rights from its annual country reports on global human rights. (reproductiverights.org)
The Center for Reproductive Rights calls on the State Department to issue new reports that restore the monitoring of the full range of women's human rights. (reproductiverights.org)
The Center for Reproductive Rights has been instrumental in ensuring that previous reports recognized reproductive rights issues, as well as in providing research on the impact of laws restricting access to reproductive health care around the world. (reproductiverights.org)
The Center for Reproductive Rights respectfully submits the following testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance in strong opposition. (reproductiverights.org)

As the United Nations continues negotiations on a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for its post-2015 development agenda, population experts are hoping reproductive health will be given significant recognition in the final line-up of the goals later this year. (ipsnews.net)

The commentary, adopted by CESCR's 18 independent members, highlights the numerous legal, procedural, practical and social barriers people face in accessing sexual and reproductive health care and information, and the resulting human rights violations. (sxpolitics.org)
In a community where reproductive health is often called immoral, it takes a lot of work to break these barriers. (populationgrowth.org)
According to its website, the NNAF helps women get access to reproductive services by removing cultural, political and financial, even geographic barriers. (wmnf.org)
The COVID-19 crisis will exacerbate the significant barriers for girls and young women's to access essential sexual and reproductive health information and services. (plan-international.org)
In terms of sexual and reproductive health, women face barriers in accessing treatment for sexually transmitted infections and have inadequate access to prophylactic treatments such as Pap smears and sexual health screenings. (cdc.gov)
ABSTRACT This qualitative study in the Islamic Republic of Iran aimed to explore facilitators and barriers to the use of reproductive health services by unmarried women. (who.int)

Our materials are designed to help reproductive health advocates and professionals expand access to high-quality abortion care. (ipas.org)
This question came up a few times at the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), a biennial gathering of reproductive health and rights advocates. (populationgrowth.org)
A group of reproductive rights advocates is challenging social media to eat tacos and drink beer for charity. (wmnf.org)
Now, Biden has provoked a powerful element of the Democratic coalition - women's groups and abortion rights advocates - at a particularly perilous time. (latimes.com)
This publication can help advocates reform laws on reproductive rights in their countries. (igwg.org)

Violation of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR): Where are the Women with Disabilities? (creaworld.org)
She had little information on sexual and reproductive health (SRHR) services, especially family planning. (populationgrowth.org)
In 2017, the WHO released a consolidated guideline on the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of women living with HIV, offering 73 recommendations and good practice statements to assist in the planning, development, monitoring and promotion of programs and services grounded in gender equality and human rights. (caan.ca)
and recommends a comprehensive package of essential SRHR interventions, going beyond the commonly recognized components of sexual and reproductive health. (guttmacher.org)
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are human rights, global health imperatives, and a necessity for inclusive development. (oecd.org)
Several of the Additional Requirements (ARs) and the General Terms and Conditions for Research and Non-Research neither promoted nor hindered sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) because it was unclear whether these actions were relevant to the HHS' global HIV and AIDS programs. (srhrforall.org)
The sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of migrants and refugees present important public health challenges. (who.int)
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) cover many different aspects and a vital approach in this broad area is the principle of non-discrimination and equality. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)

For example, Catholics are generally less inclined to support reproductive rights than many other religious groups. (atheistrev.com)

Women's access to reproductive healthcare and ability to make important decisions about their health and lives are established under international human rights law and should be monitored by the U.S. government along with other rights issues. (reproductiverights.org)
But what vindicates the argument that women with disabilities (WWDs) should be deprived of sexual and reproductive healthcare and rights is scary. (creaworld.org)
Conversations about the despicable state of access to abortion and other reproductive care have to lead us to bigger conversations about the inherent flaws in our healthcare system, and what we must do as workers and as a labor movement about that. (dissentmagazine.org)
The rollback of abortion rights is not just a healthcare issue. (dissentmagazine.org)
We have to understand that taking away a woman's right to access healthcare, a woman's right to make her own decisions in her life, is taking half of the population off the table. (dissentmagazine.org)
They're in danger every single day that someone could deny them the right to basic healthcare, to save their lives, to make their own decisions. (dissentmagazine.org)
Even though some of us have beliefs in our personal lives that will prevent us from getting an abortion under most circumstances, we believe that reproductive healthcare decisions, like all healthcare decisions, should be made between patients and their doctors without interference from the government or any other outside force. (dissentmagazine.org)
The fight for the right to abortion is part of a greater fight for reproductive and healthcare justice, which also includes the fight for single-payer healthcare, universal child care, a living wage, and affordable housing. (dissentmagazine.org)
Since healthcare access is a union issue, it is incumbent upon unions to protect their members' rights to access family planning services and abortion care. (dissentmagazine.org)

Washington, DC, September 14, 2021) - Mexico's Supreme Court has issued two rulings that set important precedents for reproductive justice not only for Mexico but for the Americas, Human Rights Watch said today. (hrw.org)
We work with partners around the world to advance reproductive justice by expanding access to abortion and contraception. (ipas.org)
Historical perspectives about transformative justice, philosophy about human evolution, and stories from the Changemakers Alliance visits to statewide communities for the "Hometown Values & Vision" series. (womenspress.com)
Minnesota Women's Press staff attended the Women Winning annual gala celebration on June 12, where activist Loretta Ross delivered a keynote address about reproductive justice. (womenspress.com)
These abuses are rarely punished, however, in large part because the military justice system routinely exercises jurisdiction over military abuses, and military authorities have proven unable to properly investigate and prosecute human rights cases. (hrw.org)
Building off the legacy of reproductive health care advocacy and reproductive justice of folks like SisterSong, who really led that movement years ago, there are people across the country who are really committed and committing their careers to this work. (ama-assn.org)
I first welcome Dr Jamila Perritt, who for more than 20 years has worked in the reproductive health rights and justice space, and is currently president and CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health, a physician-led organization that mobilizes the medical community, educating and organizing providers, and then using medicine and science to advance access to reproductive health care for all. (ama-assn.org)
Things are moving quickly in the reproductive health rights and justice space, and we're trying to navigate the challenges that people on the ground are facing, literally trying to get access to care as well as what the providers in our network are facing trying to care for their communities as they have done for their entire career. (ama-assn.org)
On Sunday, July 31, the group hosted more than 300 people at The Custer Oasis just south of Main Street for an " Old School Vinyl Dance Party for Reproductive Rights ," where attendees enjoyed a raffle for items like a painting of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, drinks from The Wine Goddess, tacos from La Principal and vintage tunes spun by DJ Tim from Squeezebox. (evanstonroundtable.com)
Reproductive justice (RJ) community-based organisation (CBO) SisterLove led a study on Black and Latinx women's MA perceptions and experiences in Georgia. (bvsalud.org)
SisterLove's community-led georgia medication abortion project: We offer the community-led Georgia Medication Abortion (GAMA) Project by reproductive justice organization SisterLove from 2018-2022 as a case study to demonstrate these principles along with the strengths and challenges of reproductive justice research. (bvsalud.org)
Discussion: Community-led reproductive justice research offers innovative and transformational methods for truly advancing SRH in an era of increasing policy restrictions and decreasing access to care. (bvsalud.org)

A member of the reproductive rights organization "Colectiva Bloodys y Projects" holds a sign that reads in Spanish "Not wanting to be a mother is reason enough. (tristatehomepage.com)
The organization, which has supported reproductive rights near the U.S.-Mexico border since 2016, is made of up dozens of Mexican volunteers who support women wanting to terminate a pregnancy, offering virtual guidance through an abortion protocol in which no clinics or prescriptions are needed. (tristatehomepage.com)
Inside the headquarters of Colectiva Bloodys y Projects, an organization that has supported reproductive rights near the U.S.-Mexico border since 2016, her only concern is for the woman she has provided with a safe space to get an abortion. (tristatehomepage.com)

Climate change, pandemics, environmental degradation, racial injustice, inequality, human rights violations - each of these alone needs to be understood and thoroughly addressed. (populationgrowth.org)
Introduction: While reproductive injustice indicators are improving globally, they are worsening in the United States particularly for Black and other marginalized communities. (bvsalud.org)

I believe that all women should maintain the legal right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy and should have easy access to safe and affordable means for doing so. (atheistrev.com)
The first report of the Trump administration garnered headlines because it stripped all references to reproductive rights, eliminating a section that had previously reviewed access to contraception and abortion, as well as maternal mortality ratios, for every country. (hhrjournal.org)
The consequences of reproductive rights denial, including lack of access to abortion, were made very clear in Paraguay exactly one month earlier, on 21 March. (hhrjournal.org)
Although the US State Department claimed that the elimination of references to reproductive rights was because the term " has several different meanings" and is an issue of "great policy debate" , UN experts and agencies consistently call for the full realization of sexual and reproductive rights, including access to safe, legal abortion. (hhrjournal.org)
While this rule would have broad consequences in terms of access to care, including for LGBT people, it would also almost certainly affect access to reproductive health care . (hhrjournal.org)
The new reports eliminate passages from previous reports explicitly recognizing that individuals "have the right to decide the number, spacing, and timing of their children, manage their reproductive health and have access to the information and means to do so. (reproductiverights.org)
In an interview, Ratnaboli Ray, founder of Anjali, an organisation working in West Bengal on the right to mental health, rightly points out how women with psychosocial disabilities have no access to information around sexual and reproductive health in the first place. (creaworld.org)
No woman in Peru should have to die, have her physical or mental health affected, be treated as a criminal or have an unwanted pregnancy because she does not have access to abortion, said Dr. Rocío Gutiérrez, an obstetrician who is the deputy director of the Manuela Ramos Movement , a non-governmental feminist center that works for gender rights in this South American country. (ipsnews.net)
The CPA has three quantitative targets: (1) Reducing overall mortality, which implies an increase in life expectancy, reducing specific mortalities (2) Universal access to education, especially for girls (3) Universal access to reproductive health services, including family planning. (wikipedia.org)
The second target of Goal 5 is to achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015. (wikipedia.org)
Join NGO CSW/NY's September Monthly Meeting for a virtual expert roundtable, co-organized by Fos Feminista, about the right to comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) featuring successful interventions of CSE delivery using digital technologies in collaboration with different stakeholders, including governments in context of continued efforts at expanding and improving CSE access and outcomes. (ngocongo.org)
Right now in the United States, women's sexual and reproductive rights (SRR) are being aggressively restricted by new state laws, while defunding threats are plaguing health care providers like Planned Parenthood, and this week the Supreme Court heard arguments in Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt , a case that has serious implications about equal access to abortion and other health services. (amnestyusa.org)
Should HIV discordant couples have access to assisted reproductive technologies? (bmj.com)
And they want access to assisted reproductive technologies (ART) which may reduce the risk of transmission to uninfected partners and offspring. (bmj.com)
There is clearly a great need for family planning, access to reproductive health services and empowerment of sex workers here in Thailand's 'sin city' of Pattaya. (populationgrowth.org)
Below is a closer look at how it is impacting Uganda, and peoples' access to reproductive health. (populationgrowth.org)
Evidence from this report highlighted the inequitable access to quality health services for Indigenous women living with HIV and their disproportionate vulnerabilityvulnerabilityto gendered violenceviolenceand sexualsexualand reproductive rights violations. (caan.ca)
People who are able to access reproductive health care, specifically abortion, go on to say out of poverty and have more control over their lives," Wallace said. (wmnf.org)
Lawler added the need for access to reproductive health and support is growing dire. (wmnf.org)
Globally, most of the 4.3 billion people of reproductive age in the world will lack access to adequate sexual and reproductive health services at some time in their life. (bmj.com)
Vulnerable and marginalised populations could gain access to sexual and reproductive health services that they would otherwise not be able to access through health providers because of stigma, discrimination, distance, or cost. (bmj.com)
They curtail women's access to sexual and reproductive health and rights. (oecd.org)
Editor's note: Access to reproductive health services and sex education is a priority for all countries. (populationgrowth.org)
As the AMA has shared over the past month since the United States Supreme Court's ruling, we are deeply concerned about the impact of the decision on patients' access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care options, on the patient-physician relationship and on our ethical obligation to help patients choose the optimal course of treatment and the practice of medicine overall. (ama-assn.org)
As an adolescent medicine specialist herself, Dr Upadhya has dedicated her career to promoting the health of young people, and in particular, ensuring access to high-quality sexual and reproductive health care through clinical work research, teaching and advocacy. (ama-assn.org)
Namibia to score remarkable achievements in stabilizing HIV/AIDS, ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health information and services and improving the quality of maternal, new- born, child and adolescent health and nutrition services in the country. (who.int)
Repealing the Hyde amendment is critical so that low-income women in particular can have access to reproductive care they need and deserve," said Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, the 2020 candidate who has put the most emphasis on women's rights. (latimes.com)
This research was commissioned as part of Privacy International's global research into data exploitative technologies used to curtail women's access to reproductive rights. (privacyinternational.org)
Though identifying these hazards is necessary, it may not be sufficient in preventing the workers from short or long-term reproductive health problems if they do not have access or comprehend the information about the risks involved. (cdc.gov)
In line with their obligations defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, CEDAW, as well as the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, States must pro-actively engage in activities intended to strengthen people's -including women informal workers'- access to and utilization of resources and means to ensure their livelihood, including food security, social security, and employment even in times of pandemics or natural or other disasters. (lu.se)

The decisions could have a significant impact on women's lives, not only because they declare unconstitutional the absolute criminalization of abortion, but also because both draft rulings center their reasoning on women's autonomy and human dignity, Human Rights Watch said. (hrw.org)

Human Rights Watch research shows that criminalizing abortion drives people to resort to unsafe procedures that endanger their health and lives and exacerbates inequality and discrimination. (hrw.org)
It provides examples of shortcomings that European states must address in particular as regards the rights to life, health, privacy, non-discrimination as well as the right to be free from torture and ill-treatment, with a particular focus on comprehensive sexuality education, modern contraception, safe and legal abortion care, and quality maternal health care. (coe.int)
eliminate discrimination in laws, policies and practices and guarantee equality for all women in the enjoyment of sexual and reproductive health and rights. (coe.int)
On November 5, we formally launched the publication in Geneva with presentations to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. (reproductiverights.org)
The State Department's annual human rights reports document the human rights situation in countries around the world on a full range of issues such as the rights to free press, association, religion, fair trial, conditions of confinement, as well as freedom from discrimination on race, religion, gender and other grounds. (reproductiverights.org)
Kiran, a disabled trans rights activist from Andhra Pradesh has faced a series of violence, stigma and discrimination because of his trans identity . (creaworld.org)
The United Nations Population Fund [6] outlines the three components of reproductive rights: the right to control sexual and reproductive lives, the right to non-discrimination, and the right to reproductive health care. (plos.org)
This HLPF 2022 side event, organized by the Women's Major Group, UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls, and the LGBTI Stakeholder Group, will look into the importance of centrality of human rights to the implementation and achievement of SDG 5 & Agenda 2030. (ngocongo.org)
Gender inequality and discrimination against girls mean they are often robbed of the right to make their own life decisions - from what happens to their bodies, to when and to whom they marry. (plan-international.org)
To have control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to sexuality, including sexual and reproductive health, free of coercion, discrimination and violence, is a human right. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)

From forced sterilisation to sexual abuse, young women and men with disabilities are much more likely to have their sexual and reproductive health rights violated than other people. (ipsnews.net)

Yet, discriminatory laws and social norms are depriving millions of women and adolescents of these rights, with dire health consequences. (oecd.org)
It includes legal and policy instruments that can be used to advance the reproductive rights of women and adolescents in all parts of the world. (igwg.org)

The Coahuila draft ruling references the need to analyze abortion cases through a "gender perspective" and makes direct references to international human rights rules and decisions. (hrw.org)
The rulings powerfully illustrate the impact of incorporating a gender perspective in judicial decisions and grounding them in women's rights. (hrw.org)
Regrettably, however, women in Europe still have these rights denied or restricted as a result of laws, policies and practices that ultimately reflect continuing gender stereotypes and inequalities. (coe.int)
States must acknowledge and address these violations and resolutely commit to advancing gender equality in this crucial sphere of life", said today Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, while releasing a report on this topic. (coe.int)
Ensuring these rights for women is a vital component of efforts to achieve women's rights and gender equality. (coe.int)
It notes that gender-based stereotypes play a role in fuelling violations of the right to sexual and reproductive health, including assumptions and expectations of women as men's subordinates and of women's role as only caregivers and mothers. (sxpolitics.org)
Lawmakers were busy this session, introducing and passing a record number of laws related to protecting reproductive freedom and gender-affirming health care in Minnesota. (womenspress.com)
Ensuring girls' and young women realise their right to sexual and reproductive health and have control over their lives and bodies are critical to achieving gender equality. (plan-international.org)
Unless women have the same rights and opportunities as men, gender equality cannot be achieved. (oecd.org)
Early reports point out that the Covid-19 crisis has substantial gender implications on economic and social rights including the right to work, right to adequate standard of living, right to food, and right to social security among others. (lu.se)
Societal norms on sexuality and gender have an impact on conditions and possibilities for sexual and reproductive health. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)

They argue that, since the Mexican Constitution and the law on the CNDH only empower them to address violations of human rights protected by the Mexican legal system, they cannot advocate for rights that are not explicitly established in Mexican constitutional or statutory law. (hrw.org)
Some of the most egregious human rights violations documented by the CNDH have been military abuses against civilians. (hrw.org)
Although at the time the court was not deciding a human rights case, the decision suggests that human rights violations cannot be considered inherent to activities carried out by military officials. (hrw.org)

It also defined strategies and goals for advancing such reproductive health and rights in Latin America through what is called the Cairo Programme of Action (CPA). (wikipedia.org)
Professor Rebecca Cook (Co-Director, International Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Programme, University of Toronto) was the guest speaker. (up.ac.za)

Human reproductive rights supports hold signs on Franklin Blvd. in front of Planned Parenthood on May 6, 2022. (doublesidedmedia.com)

States have the duty to provide all women with accessible, affordable, good quality sexual and reproductive health care and services", said Commissioner Muižnieks. (coe.int)
In January, the US Secretary of Health and Human Services proposed a new rule that would allow hospitals, doctors, and other individuals and institutions to deny care to patients based on religious beliefs. (hhrjournal.org)
For example, lack of emergency obstetric care services or denial of abortion often lead to maternal mortality and morbidity, which in turn constitutes a violation of the right to life or security, and in certain circumstances, can amount to torture, or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment," the experts say in their commentary. (sxpolitics.org)
The increased uptake of sexual and reproductive health and family planning services has resulted in a marked drop in total fertility rates from approximately 4.6 children per woman in the 1970s to about 2.5 in 2013. (wikipedia.org)
In 2009, in the context of discussions about changes to a law that would reduce the scope for legal terminations in Mexico, Dr. Sandra Peniche, founder and director of Humanitarian Sexual and Reproductive Health Services, received death threats. (amnestyusa.org)
In the past, Australian reproductive services have treated HIV discordant couples with artificial insemination using sperm from HIV negative male donors. (bmj.com)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) received a 61 (D-) with transparency and a 70 (C-) without transparency in 2021. (srhrforall.org)
Many programs for HIV-positive women lack services to support safe conception, frequently consider women only or primarily in terms of reproduction, and can unethically deny HIV-positive women reproductive health services. (cdc.gov)
As part of the effort to improve sexual, reproductive and child health and nutrition services including maternal and newborn health care to the Namibian people, the Government with the support from various development partners has implemented cost effective and scientifically proven interventions in the areas of safe motherhood, integrated management of childhood illnesses, adolescent health services and sexual and reproductive health services. (who.int)
This policy is a continuation of the efforts to take Namibia forward towards the achievement of Vision 2030, National Development Plans (NDPs), the Millennium Development Goals related to maternal, child health, and improving the quality of reproductive health and nutrition services to the Namibian men, women and children. (who.int)
This policy will guide the Ministry of Health & Social Services and its partners in delivering quality and evidence based Sexual, Reproductive and Child Health and Nutrition Services to the Namibian population. (who.int)
Still, they all agreed that they wanted to do something positive after the ruling, and they spoke about the expanded investment in reproductive health care that needs to happen now in Illinois to provide services for people seeking abortions from outside the state. (evanstonroundtable.com)
Exploring the characteristics of public reproductive health services in the Islamic Republic of Iran from the perspectives of unmarried women: what needs to be changed? (who.int)
A purposive sample of unmarried women aged 25-60 years in Isfahan city were interviewed about their experiences of reproductive health services in public health centres. (who.int)
Content analysis of responses revealed that the favourable characteristics of reproductive health services in public centres were services that: were delivered by personnel of the same sex in a woman-friendly environment and available at a suitable price, and did not label clients. (who.int)
Étude des caractéristiques des services de santé génésique publics en République islamique d'Iran du point de vue des femmes célibataires. (who.int)
RÉSUMÉ La présente étude qualitative menée en République islamique d'Iran avait pour objectif de rechercher les éléments favorisant le recours aux services de santé génésique et ceux limitant leur accès aux femmes célibataires. (who.int)
Reproductive health information and education for men and women is a basic human right that has been addressed by many organizations from different perspectives ranging from, information disseminating to provision of services. (cdc.gov)

They are already on red alert because conservative state legislatures have passed far-reaching antiabortion laws , and many believe that Roe vs. Wade, the landmark abortion rights ruling, is in jeopardy. (latimes.com)
At a time where the fundamental freedoms enshrined in Roe are under attack, the 2020 Democratic field has coalesced around the Party's core values -- support for abortion rights," said Ilyse Hogue, president of the abortion rights group NARAL. (latimes.com)

In India, the right to sexual pleasure and to parenthood often come only within the institution of heterosexual marriage. (creaworld.org)
On the evening of May 6, just a few days after the Eugene community came together in a major demonstration of solidarity with human reproductive rights, a small, but committed, group of supporters convened in the windy rain-and recurring rainbows-at Planned Parenthood on Franklin Blvd. (doublesidedmedia.com)

1 Despite progress towards universal health coverage, the unmet need for sexual and reproductive health interventions is substantial and requires urgent attention and innovative solutions. (bmj.com)

One particular goal in regard to reproductive health, Goal 5, seeks to improve maternal health within the region. (wikipedia.org)

If the CNDH did so more often, it would have a far greater impact on curbing human rights abuses in Mexico than it does now. (hrw.org)

This implies that adolescents who are coerced into marriage are unprotected in terms of reproductive rights for longer periods of time. (wikipedia.org)

Yet, the experts from the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) note, "the full enjoyment of the right to sexual and reproductive health remains a distant goal for millions of people, especially for women and girls, throughout the world. (sxpolitics.org)
The experts' guidelines, known as a General Comment, concern Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which refers to the right to the highest attainable standard of health. (sxpolitics.org)
Since the 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the United Nations has consistently maintained that family planning is a basic human right to be exercised by all - not just the wealthy and otherwise privileged. (ipsnews.net)

As a Committee we have spoken before about the right to health, but we thought that given, for example, high maternal mortality rates around the world or harmful practices that women and girls especially go through, like female genital mutilation and early child marriage, it was important to specifically address the issue of sexual and reproductive health," said Committee member Heisoo Shin. (sxpolitics.org)
For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at [email protected] or [email protected]. (ngocongo.org)
And the landmark stance by the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the case of KL v. Peru made just around a decade ago? (amnestyusa.org)

takes a look at rights activists in Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay, documenting cases where these defenders are compared to criminals and their reputations smeared for disseminating SRR information, for supporting the termination of pregnancies of child rape victims and for aiding women who face obstetric emergencies. (amnestyusa.org)

The second ruling addressed a 2018 legal challenge by members of the Sinaloa Congress and the National Commission of Human Rights to an amendment to the Sinaloa Constitution that had established the protection of the right to life from the time of conception. (hrw.org)
Accelerate progress-sexual and reproductive health and rights for all: report of the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission , The Lancet , 2018. (guttmacher.org)

Yes , women in the United States and internationally have been lawfully confirmed in their right to seek a safe, legal abortion and to make decisions and inquire into information about their bodies, their health, and their futures.Yet, here we find ourselves. (amnestyusa.org)

The first ruling stems from a legal challenge by Mexico's attorney general in November 2017 against several provisions in the Coahuila criminal code, on the grounds that they violated the autonomy and reproductive freedom of women by preventing abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy. (hrw.org)
What is my position on reproductive freedom for women, and why do I sometimes suggest that many of those opposed to it are opposed primarily for religious reasons? (atheistrev.com)
My position is clear and easy to summarize: I support reproductive freedom for women and oppose efforts to curtail it, regardless of whether such efforts are religious or secular. (atheistrev.com)
By doing so, it reveals how freedom and its meanings were understood and shaped through discourses on population and rights. (interamerica.de)
She stressed the fact that health was central to development, adding that poor people would remain disadvantaged and deprived of fundamental freedom until governments regard health as a fundamental right. (who.int)

In the unsettlingly near future, Roe v. Wade has been overturned and a federal Personhood Amendment ratified, giving "the constitutional right to life, liberty, and property to a fertilized egg at the moment of conception. (electricliterature.com)
The women who created Evanstonians for Reproductive Rights, like Hershinow and Leonardi, all spoke about how sad and angry they felt after the Roe v. Wade decision, and Hamann said she believed the decision by the nation's highest court set women back nearly 50 years, to the pre-Roe world of 1973, in basic human rights. (evanstonroundtable.com)
Traditional family planning research has excluded Black and Latinx leaders, and little is known about medication abortion (MA) among racial/ethnic minorities, although it is an increasingly vital reproductive health service, particularly after the fall of Roe v. Wade. (bvsalud.org)

Initially published in 2002, Bringing Rights to Bear takes a long, hard look at the thousands of comments, statements, and recommendations produced by UN treaty-monitoring bodies, analyzing their potential for advancing reproductive rights. (reproductiverights.org)
Our 2008 update, produced as a series of standalone briefing papers on specific issues, reflects the growing recognition among these UN bodies that reproductive rights are firmly grounded in international human rights treaties. (reproductiverights.org)
1 UN treaty bodies, the committees of experts that monitor the various human rights treaties, repeatedly reiterate the right to sexual and reproductive health and criticize governments which interfere with this right. (hhrjournal.org)
It is in this context that we must recognize the profound role played by SRR defenders who daily continue the fight for our right to make decisions about our bodies - because the fight doesn't simply end after major court decisions or precedent-setting laws are passed. (amnestyusa.org)
She provides examples of how human rights related to sexual and reproductive health have been addressed in UN policy-setting bodies, such as the Commission on the Status of Women and Commission on Population and Development, as well as in the UN human rights system such as Treaty Monitoring Bodies and Human Rights Council. (oursplatform.org)

The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (or, the African Women's Protocol) provides a strong, African framework for women's reproductive rights that goes beyond other binding international treaties in supporting and promoting reproductive rights. (plos.org)

Given the resurgent trends seeking to roll back protections in this field, we must ensure that we remain committed to these rights, which were established only after a long struggle. (coe.int)
It's unacceptable that the 'Reproductive Rights' section has disappeared from every single country report, indicating a clear disregard for women's rights and protections worldwide. (reproductiverights.org)
157 Since November 2000, the CNDH has had the power to issue general recommendations that address general practices and legal norms that undermine human rights protections. (hrw.org)
Specific protections for human subjects across genders were not included in AR 1, nor did it include considerations for other protected classes or specific populations that may warrant extra protections as human subjects. (srhrforall.org)

AR 2 outlined the requirements for CDC-supported research projects that involved human subjects and the inclusion of "individuals of both sexes and the various racial and ethnic groups" whenever feasible and appropriate. (srhrforall.org)

NARAL Pro-Choice America counts 59 times that Ryan has voted against a woman's right to choose during his tenure in Washington. (coloradopols.com)
I like our candidates to be foursquare in support of a woman's right to choose as a constitutional right, including the limitations of the Hyde Amendment," she said. (latimes.com)

prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility, reproductive cancers, sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS. (sxpolitics.org)
3 In sexual and reproductive health, tools are available for fertility management (ovulation predictors, pregnancy tests, and phone based apps), contraception (vaginal barrier methods, oral emergency contraception, and self administered medical abortion), and diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (self tests for HIV and tests on self samples for human papillomavirus). (bmj.com)

This year's conference included a small number of attendees who address both reproductive health and conservation/environmental rights through a development approach known as PHE, or population, health and environment. (populationgrowth.org)

Human rights abuses are happening right now - start a monthly gift today. (hrw.org)
The government took no credible steps to prosecute officials who committed human rights abuses or corruption. (state.gov)
Impunity for human rights abuses and corruption continued to be a widespread problem. (state.gov)

Join us in exploring this year's theme, The Contribution of Development to the Enjoyment of All Human Rights , both online and in-person in Room XXV, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. (ngocongo.org)
The Indonesian Government has imposed a blocking and filtering method toward the internet that hampers the full enjoyment of human rights. (privacyinternational.org)

Seventy years ago, with the founding of the United Nations, all nations reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, and in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small. (ipsnews.net)

This is consistent with Human Rights Watch findings on other countries. (hrw.org)
Read about Privacy International's Reproductive Rights and Privacy Project here and our research findings here . (privacyinternational.org)

Women's sexual and reproductive health and rights are human rights. (coe.int)
The document provides an overview of states' obligations under international and European human rights standards in the field of women's sexual and reproductive health and rights. (coe.int)
At a time when navigating conversations around sexuality is still a challenge, the discourse around the sexuality of WWDs and meeting their sexual and reproductive health and rights needs is even more stilted. (creaworld.org)
How can Males be engaged in Menstrual Health & Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights? (susana.org)
This brief by Wanda Nowicka presents her experience and observations, as an advocate for women's rights, of the last 20 years of struggles for sexual and reproductive health and rights. (oursplatform.org)
A global conference on reproductive health and rights is perhaps appropriately taking place in a city chock full of red-light districts and sex tourism. (populationgrowth.org)
Contrary to allegations the War on Women is manufactured , Ryan's voting record on reproductive rights, when coupled with Romney's documented attacks on women's health and rights , shows the Romney-Ryan ticket has little respect for the reproductive health needs women face throughout their lifetimes. (coloradopols.com)
Young women have grown tired of patriarchal control of female sexuality and are demanding a say on their sexual and reproductive health and rights. (plan-international.org)
Listening to young people's voices on sexual wellbeing and consent - what this means for sexual and reproductive health and rights influencing and practice. (plan-international.org)
This article aims to identify the main economic considerations of self care for sexual and reproductive health and rights in the context of universal health coverage. (bmj.com)
Will you stand up for reproductive health and rights? (guttmacher.org)
Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) launched its latest publication Strengthening the protection of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the African region through human rights, edited by Charles Ngwena and Ebenezer Durojaye. (up.ac.za)
The purpose of this conference is to honour Professor Charles Ngwena's contributions to human rights, and specifically highlight his pioneering work in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights in Africa. (up.ac.za)
Hence, it is important to adopt a norm critical approach in the work towards sexual and reproductive health and rights on equal terms for the entire population. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)

Furthermore, the Coahuila ruling is a signal to state legislatures where abortion is still criminalized to amend their statutes in accordance with the constitutional protection of women's right to make personal decisions such as whether to become pregnant or a parent. (hrw.org)
The General Comment details the importance of sexual and reproductive health for men and boys, but also highlights how the issues are indispensable for women's right to make meaningful and autonomous decisions about their lives and health. (sxpolitics.org)

In addition, it is given content and meaning by a discourse on autonomy, whereby the right to family planning is constructed as a right to make informed decisions on the number, spacing and timing of children, and to be free from violence and coercion. (lu.se)

Underlying this lack of progress is the failure to protect and promote women's reproductive rights. (plos.org)
the MDG outcome document expresses "grave concern over the slow progress being made on reducing maternal mortality and improving maternal and reproductive health" [1] . (plos.org)
Underlying the failure to meaningfully progress towards achieving MDGs 3, 5, and 6, particularly in Africa, is the failure to protect and promote women's human rights, including their reproductive rights. (plos.org)
This limited interpretation of its mandate has seriously hindered the CNDH s ability to contribute to human rights progress in Mexico. (hrw.org)

The Supreme Court concluded that the Mexican Constitution guarantees women and others with gestational capacity the right to decide whether to become a parent, an interpretation that emanates from the rights to human dignity, autonomy, and equality, among others. (hrw.org)

A blog exploring the relationships between population growth, human rights, women's equality, family planning, carbon footprints and economic activity. (populationgrowth.org)

Discourse theory methodology provides an alternative and novel framework for human rights implementation as a topic of legal research. (lu.se)

It reveals how formal and informal laws, social norms and practices limit women's and girls' rights and opportunities in all aspects of their lives. (oecd.org)
Biomedical, social, and human rights factors are compelling reasons for giving particular attention to women and HIV. (cdc.gov)
Objective: To investigate how the social status of Nepali widows of reproductive age impacts their sexual and reproductive health care. (org.np)
El Departamento de Evidencia e Inteligencia para la Acción en Salud de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS/OMS) en colaboración con la División de Salud y Protección Social del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) tienen el agrado de invitarlo al Segundo Seminario Virtual "COVID-19 y Telemedicina: Preparados, listos, click" de la Serie Compartir-Escuchar-Actuar, COVID 19: El. (bvsalud.org)
A social marketing approach in male occupational reproductive hazards communication. (cdc.gov)
In this presentation, we propose use of a social marketing approach for awareness, education and behavior change among male workers in relation to their reproductive health in relation to their health and wellbeing. (cdc.gov)
7) Take action to address social and reproductive injustices. (bvsalud.org)

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