TAG: reproductive rights

Who’s Afraid of Simone de Beauvoir? How a National Exam Had Millions of Brazilians Talking About Gender

In the end of October, seven million young people had to sit and think about the persistence of violence against women in Brazil. This was the essay theme of the National High School Exam (ENEM) — a Brazilian standardized test that is mandatory to compete for a place in the country’s public universities.

Partners for Law in Development (PLD) launches an online database, Feminist Law Archives

The Partners for Law in Development has launched the Feminist Law Archives (FLA) to celebrate the rich and vibrant history of feminist engagement with law in India. The FLA is an online portal which chronicles the evolution of debates, perspectives and activism within the women’s movements in India by providing access to documents and advocacy materials from […]

Sexual and Reproductive Rights in the Dominican Republic

AWID spoke with Sergia Galván, Executive Director of Colectiva Mujer y Salud [Women and Health’s Collective] from the Dominican Republic, on the realities faced by women with regard to their sexual rights and reproductive health.

‘Coming Out of Concrete Closets’: LGBTQ Criminalization as Reproductive Injustice

The data in Coming Out of Concrete Closets sheds light on the ways in which systemic discrimination of LGBTQ communities—particularly low-income communities and communities of color—forms a dragnet of criminalization for the most marginalized. (Shutterstock)

The Sexual Politics Landscape in October 2015

Check the main facts in October 2015. We highlight the Stop Trans Pathologization Campaign 2015; the Synod on the Family’s final statement; Brazilian feminists protests against partially approved legislation that criminalizes providing information and assistance in regard to abortion; and the Indonesian regressive law against sexual freedom.

Brazil: Feminists take the streets against Cunha and Bill 5069/2013

As it has been systematically reported by SPW in the last few months, Brazil is now a battleground in regard to the right to legal abortion. The last bad news is that on October 21st, 2015, after a very well orchestrated conservative strategy, the House Committee on Constitution and Justice approved bill number 5069/2013 that […]

Independent analysis of systematic gender discrimination in the El Salvador Judicial process against 17 women accused of the aggravated homicide of their newborns

Every defendant in the Salvadoran criminal system is guaranteed three fundamental rights by the state. First, every person accused of a crime will be presume innocent until proven guilty, in accordance with the law. Second, in cases of doubt, the judge must find in favour of the defendant.

RHM nº 47: Call for Papers – Gender-based and sexual violence: barriers to sexual and reproductive health and rights

Reproductive Rights Matters – volume 24 number 47 may/june 2016 In this issue of the journal, we are hoping to gather a wide diversity of articles on how violence can be conceptualised, comprehended and measured. We want to look at the impact of violence on sexual and reproductive health and rights, and what effective […]

Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health AYSRH’s webinar “Putting the S into AYSRH: Sexuality, Sexual Health and Human Rights”

Join the Youth Health and Rights Coalition and Evidence to Action on Monday, September 28th from 9 am – 10:30 am EDT for a webinar, “Putting the S into AYSRH: Sexuality, Sexual Health and Human Rights.” Register here. Although there is growing awareness of the rights-based approach to adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health (AYSRH), […]

SDG SERIES: What Might the SDGs Mean for Health and Human Rights?

The SDG Series on SDGs and the right to health on the Health and Human Rights Journal is avaialable online. Click below to read the articles. Introduction: What might SDGs mean for human rights and health? by Carmel Williams and Alison Blaiklock Accountability for SDGs by Paul Hunt Universal Health Coverage and the Right to Health […]

Polling About Abortion Is Rarely About Abortion

by Amanda Marcotte At this point, I’ve given up all hope that anyone will ever construct a poll on reproductive rights and access that illuminates the issue instead of distorting it. The latest offender is CNN, which recently polled American voters on their attitudes about Planned Parenthood and abortion. One part of the survey in […]

BMJ’s dossier Women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health

The year 2015 marks a defining moment for the health of women, children, and adolescents. It is the end point of the United Nations’ millennium development goals, and their transition to the sustainable development goals. It is also the 20th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development’s plan of action and the Beijing […]