The Pope’s visit to Chile: the limits of the ‘Francis phenomenon’
By José Manuel Morán Faúndes Things did not turn out as expected in Chile. Pope Francis, whose image as a charismatic leader sharply contrasts with
Argentina: abortion came out of the closet
By Victoria Pedrido On March 20, five draft bills to pass the Voluntary Pregnancy Termination law were debated by Commissions in Parliament. Of those, one
Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition 2017 Annual Report
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Latin American feminism at EFLAC
Montevideo (Uruguay) was the stage of the 14th Latin American and Caribbean Feminist Gathering (EFLAC in Spanish), where women gathered from the 23 to 25 of
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Philosopher Judith Butler visited Brazil to launch two books and participate in the International Colloquium on the Ends of Democracy at SESC Vila Mariana in
Child Marriage compilation on October 2017
Turkey introduced a draft bill allowing religious leaders to perform civil marriage ceremonies. Women’s rights activists claim it will only make it harder to monitor the ceremonies
Health and Human Rights Journal – Vol 19, Issue 1, June 2017
Table of Contents Special Section: Abortion and Human Rights GUEST EDITORS Alicia Ely Yamin, Paola Bergallo, and Marge Berer EDITORIAL Narratives of Essentialism and Exceptionalism:
UN Cultural Rights Report: fundamentalism, extremism and the cultural rights of women
The new report for the UN General Assembly on fundamentalism, extremism and the cultural rights of women by the Special Rapporteur Karima Bennoune is now out in all language versions.
Sexual Politics in August 2017
Two outstandingly positive news are to be reported in sexual politics worldwide in August 2017. In India, the Supreme Court issued a groundbreaking decision on