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Sexual and reproductive rights global landscapes in September 2014

One main highlight of the period concerns the politics of abortion in Brazil. Despite the tragic deaths of two women caused by illegal and unsafe abortions and its prominence in the national press, the topic has not been addressed by the main competitors for the presidency in the elections underway. SPW commented and collected information […]

Sexual and reproductive rights global landscape in August 2014

In August, the Sexuality Policy Watch (SPW) published the outcomes from the three Regional Dialogues organized in Asia (2009), Latin America (2009) and Africa (2010) and the inter-regional meeting (2011) on Sexuality and Politics. In the realm of non-conforming gender identities, trans persons have achieved a victory, albeit not definitive. The ICD (International Classification of […]

Sexual and reproductive rights global landscape in July 2014

In 2013, Sexuality Policy Watch began a new line of work aimed at critically examining how sexuality, gender and human rights can be located in relation to novel geopolitical and economic formations, or the so called emerging powers, in particular ‘BRICS’ and IBSA. As part of this effort SPW has attended the Civil Society Dialogue […]