Government Recommendations on Zika Virus Not Grounded in Reality, Say El Salvador Locals
The country’s Ministry of Health recommended last week that women should avoid becoming pregnant until 2018. But local feminist groups say this guidance doesn’t reflect the needs of Salvadoran women, especially where reproductive health is concerned.
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights launches campaign to decriminalize abortion
On Jan. 18, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) launched a continental campaign for the decriminalization of abortion in Africa to bring attention to unsafe abortion which significantly threatens women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Report documents anti-trans violence in Central America
A new report indicates transgender women in Central America remain particularly vulnerable to discrimination and violence.
News and analysis on the Brazilian and Latin American zika virus crisis and its effects on women’s health and reproductive rights here and worldwide
The Zika Virus Could Force Women To Have Unsafe Abortions – Huffington Post El Salvador’s Advice on Zika Virus: Don’t Have Babies – New York
Mozambique’s Double Speak on LGBT Rights
When Mozambique’s human rights record was reviewed before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva this week, the government’s inconsistency on homosexuality was in full view.
How the West Undermined Women’s Rights in the Arab World
This article is based on some of the research that I have conducted over the past two years on women’s activism in Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan, from independence until the Arab uprisings. I collected over one hundred personal narratives from middle class women activists of different generations.
The Voice of Libyan Women: A progressive voice amid violence and insecurity
Women were at the forefront of the pro-democracy protests in Libya in 2011, which, after escalating into civil war, culminated in the ousting of dictator Muammar Gaddafi. But in the years that have followed, as state institutions have crumbled and insecurity prevails, women have struggled to have their voices heard.
Call for Applications – International Women’s Human Rights Education Institute & CEDAW for Change Institute
Are you a women’s human rights defender? Do you want to increase your understanding of women’s human rights, and learn how to use the UN
Solomon IsIands – New Report Finds Traditions which Emphasise Difference Must be Challenged to Address Inequality
A new report published by the Equal Rights Trust exposes the extent of discrimination and inequality experienced by groups including women; persons with disabilities; lesbian, gay and bisexual persons; and persons living with HIV in Solomon Islands.
New issue of Reproductive Health Matters: sexuality, sexual rights and sexual politics
The issue 46 of Reproductive Health Matters focuses on the theme “Sexuality, sexual rights and sexual politics” and brings articles offering “a wide range of