TAG: latin america

The abortion front lines

2.8 The abortion front lines In the struggle for legal abortion, as well, good news is often accompanied by bad news. As we were finalizing this issue, the abortion law reform in Spain was approved, despite ongoing protests on the part of the Catholic Church and even when the economic downturn of 2008-2009 could have […]

Global and regional relevant events

2.3 Global and regional relevant events > The Panel Discussion on Opposing grave Human Rights Violations on the basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity took place in New York, USA on December 10, 2009. Read more. > See an overview of transgender rights, presented at the founding meeting of the Asia and Pacific Transgender […]

The contents of the Latin American and Asian Dialogues on Sexuality and Geopolitics are available

The overview and short papers written for the Latin American Regional Dialogue are available on SPW’s website (in Spanish and Portuguese only), as are the summaries (also available in English). The papers, summaries and reports produced on the Asian Dialogue are also available (in English only).

Nicaragua abortion law puts pregnant cancer victim at risk

Nicaragua: On 2 February, 2010 a 27-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital in Leon, the second largest city in Nicaragua. She was diagnosed with an advanced case of cancer, which had metastasised and may have spread to her breasts, brain and lungs. She was told she couldn’t be prescribed an aggressive chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment because she was pregnant and, under Nicaraguan law, any medical procedure to save the life of a mother is banned if it jeopardises the life of the foetus.

International instruments, commitments of the United Nations and international policy

As well as examples of achievements regarding public policy and LGBTI citizenship in Latin America, the conference also promoted the exchange of experiences about different forms of doing LGBTI politics in the international arena. Specialists and activists with advocacy experience in international policy spaces, such as the UN, OAS and others, helped to lead group […]

MANIFESTE LA TRANSEXUALITÉ N’EST PAS UNE MALADIE! POUR LA SUPPRESSION DE LA TRANSEXUALITÉ DU DSM ET DU CID!

MANIFESTE LA TRANSEXUALITÉ N’EST PAS UNE MALADIE! POUR LA SUPPRESSION DE LA TRANSEXUALITÉ DU DSM ET DU CID! Nous, participants du Dialogue Latino-américain sur Sexualité et Géopolitique, dans la réunion réalisée entre le 24 et le 26 août 2009 à Rio de Janeiro (Brésil), nous nous ajoutons à la campagne internationale Stop Pathologization 2012 et […]

Transexuality is not a disease Calling for the elimination of transexuality from the DSM and ICD

Transexuality is not a disease Calling for the elimination of transexuality from the DSM and ICD We, as participants of the Latin American Regional Dialogue on Sexuality and Geopolitics that took place in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) from August 24th-26th 2009, wish to join efforts with the international campaign Stop TransPathologization 2012, and to this […]

Earthquake in Haiti

Haiti: The SPW team is shocked with the disaster that devastated Haiti on January 12, 2010, the thousands of deaths and the many risks that may ensue the disaster that has been catastrophic for every sector of society, including Haiti’s feminist and LGBTI communities.

SPW debates the dynamics of sexuality in Latin America

Between August 24th and 26th, 2009, the Latin American Dialogue on Sexuality and Geopolitics took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Organized by Sexuality Policy Watch (SPW) in partnership with the Latin-American Center on Sexuality and Human Rights (CLAM), the meeting gathered close to 50 participants from nine countries — academics, researchers and activists — […]

First Session – Sexuality, States and Political Processes

First Session – Sexuality, States and Political Processes Morning—August 24 , 2009 The first session of the Latin American Dialogue on Sexuality and Geopolitics was coordinated by Sonia Corrêa, co-chair of Sexuality Policy Watch (SPW), and Gloria Careaga, member of SPW Steering Committee, co-Secretary General of ILGA and professor in the Psychology Department at the […]

Latin American Dialogue

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – August 24-26, 2009 Latin America has been a fertile ground for sexual and reproductive rights debates during the last decades, possibly as a result of its political and historical processes. From the Liberation Theology to the economic theories developed from and for the socioeconomic situation of Latin America during authoritative […]

Panama Declaration

Panama Declaration Meeting of women representing regional Networks in latin America and the Caribbean in the process of Cairo +15 Panama, 3-5 August 2009 The present organizations and networks from Latin America and the Caribbean present in this meeting made up of women from regional networks throughout the region on the theme of Cairo +15 […]