Brazil’s only openly gay MP Jean Wyllys de Matos Santos leads the fight to legalise abortion
Originally published on The Independent Jean Wyllys de Matos Santos does not pick the easy battles, nor does he pick the vote-winning ones.
Emerging Powers, Sexuality and Human Rights: The case of Brazil, India and South Africa
The Coalition of African Lesbians, the Gay and Lesbian Archives and the Centre for Indian Studies of the University of Witwatersrand, in partnership with Sexuality
Sexual and reproductive rights global landscape in March 2015
Women’s, feminists and other civil society NGOs from Latin America and the Caribbean launched a statementcriticizing the Political Declaration approved by Members States Monday 9
SPW Activities – March 2015
On March 23rd and 24th a group of Brazilian feminists, including Sonia Corrêa have met with national authorities in Brasilia to present a petition protesting
Abortion in Brazil: a matter of life and death
Originally published on The Guardian on 01/02/2015. Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/01/abortion-in-brazil-a-matter-of-life-and-death The day after Jandyra went for an abortion her body was found mutilated beyond recognition.
Brazilian Interdisciplinary Aids Association has launched Global AIDS Policy Watch (GAPW)
Brazilian Interdisciplinary Aids Association has launched Global AIDS Policy Watch (GAPW), a watchdog to monitor and develop a critical analysis of AIDS-related policies globally and
Working Paper No. 5 – Pope’s visit to Brazil, by Washington Castilhos
In 2007, the Pope’s visit to Brazil mobilized groups in opposition to the Vatican’s moral dogmatism. In support of these groups, SPW, in close collaboration
Sexual and reproductive rights global landscape in October 2014
In October the 10th anniversary of SUR Journal – International Journal on Human Right was marked by the publication of its 20th issue that comprises
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
As Women Die from Illegal Abortions in Brazil, Presidential Candidates Remain Silent
By Lucy Jordan September 25, 2014 | 8:05 pm In late August, a 27-year-old woman named Jandira dos Santos Cruz went to a bus station