Women’s Rights in the Dominican Republic Take Center Stage at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Reproductive health and human rights advocates testified today in Washington, D.C. on women’s rights issues, including discrimination, violence and reproductive rights violations in the Dominican
Sexual and Reproductive Rights Global Landscape in January and February 2014
Dear friends, Around the World During January and February 2014, SPW has watched the development of anti-homosexuality bills in Nigeria and Uganda, as well as
Achievements in 2013 in Latin America and Caribbean
The LGBTTTI Coalition Working at the OAS highlighted the advances achieved in 2013, such as the approval of the Inter-American Conventions Against Racism and Against
Decoding India’s Proposed Online Porn Ban – I
Read “Decoding India’s Proposed Online Porn Ban – I”, that reportes the day-long “Connect Your Rights!” meeting held in Mumbai in November 2013. The meeting
Health; Human Rights Syllabi Database
The Program on Global Health & Human Rights, from Institute for Global Health at the University of Southern California, has launched the Health and Human
Groups Sue Government of El Salvador Over Treatment of Beatriz, Criminalization of Abortion
Citizen Group for the Decriminalization of Abortion in El Salvador, the Feminist Collective for Local Development, CEJIL (Center for Justice and International Law) and Ipas
Global landscape on sexual and reproductive rights in November 2013
November was marked by two relevant facts in the sexual and reproductive rights landscape: the financing of Human Rights Campaign to promote LGBT rights and
The HIV epidemic and human rights violations in Brazil
In an article published at Journal of the International AIDS Society, Chris Beyrer and Monica Malta highlight setbacks on the Brazilian political and financial commitment
Russian Government Spies On LGBT Activists To Portray Them As Part Of Western “Homosexualist Invasion”
Read article from Buzzfeed about Russia government tactics against LGBT activism. Officials acuse human rights activists of being part of part “Western ‘Homosexualist Invasion’”. Click
Ecuador “Cure” Clinic Raided: 17 Rescued, Torture Claims Emerge
Equador faces a double pattern in adressing reproductive and sexual rights: while Presidente Rafael Corrêa makes pression against abortion legalization, his Public Health Ministry leads