
Brazil: the abortion frontline
In Brazil, not surprisingly, abortion has once again flared up in the path towards the next Brazilian presidential election campaign. The presidential candidate of the

Human Rights Speaker Series
On May 28th, Sonia Corrêa, SPW co-chair, spoke at the panel on Human Rights at the Global Stage, organized by the City of West Hollywood.

Manuel: Understanding Religious Fundamentalisms for Activists
Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) has launched a new manual for rights activists facing religious fundamentalist opposition to their work. Click here to

58th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 58) and Conservative action
Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) has launched analysis on the role and coordinated actions that Conservative forces played during the 58th Commission on the

International Statement on Women’s Right to Safe Abortion and the Post-2015 Agenda
Preliminary list of signatories and the statement in English and Spanish.

African Transfeminism
S.H.E social, health and empowerment feminist collective of Transgender and Intersex Women of Africa has launched its first newsletter, which brings news about trans activism

Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre
Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre has published ICPD Beyond 2014 Global Report, which is the culmination of a landmark UN review of progress, gaps, challenges and emerging


47th CPD results and assessments
SPW gathered news, results and assessments from the 47th session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD). Below, some of them released by now. RESURJ

CSW58: Statement of the Lesbian, Bisexual, and Trans* Caucus and Allies
Governments at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) ignored evidence of and regional support for key elements of sustainable development in