TAG: latin america

English written articles about the deaths of Jandira and Elizângela

Brazil’s Criminal Abortion Laws Are Killing Women – Reality Check Aborto clandestino en Brasil provoca muertes trágicas – Diário Rotativo (México) Stigma of Brazil abortions in spotlight in case of missing woman – The Global and Mail (Canadá) As Women Die from Illegal Abortions in Brazil, Presidential Candidates Remain Silent – News Vice Brazil election […]

Abortion and the general elections: a chronicle of announced tragedies

Jandira Cruz and Elisângela Barbosa died after resorting to unsafe clandestine abortion clinics. Their deaths are now inevitably interwoven with the 2014 intense and complex electoral process, which began with the tragic death of presidential candidate Eduardo Campos in August. Four years ago, in the course of the 2010 presidential elections, abortion, somehow unexpectedly, became […]

New Abortion Guidelines in Peru a Victory for Women and Girls, But More Work Ahead

by Ximena Casas, Planned Parenthood Global August 19, 2014 – 9:59 am In 2007, a 13-year-old Peruvian girl became pregnant as the result of being repeatedly raped by a man in her Lima neighborhood. Scared, ashamed, and desperate, she flung herself off a neighbor’s roof. Doctors examining the girl after the incident concluded that her spine needed […]

The LGBT, feminist and student voices behind Uruguay’s radical reforms

From legalising abortion to transsexual rights, marginalised groups have united to become a formidable force for change One tiny country has been blazing a liberal trail across Latin America. In the past six years, Uruguay has introduced ground-breaking legislation on abortion, drugs, transsexual rights, and same-sex marriage and adoption. While President José “Pepe” Mujica and […]

Sexual and reproductive rights issued in the last days at global, Latin American and Brazilian scene

At the International Conference on Human Rights (7 to 10 July 2013), the main outcome was the final report, which represents a unique platform to address human rights commitments and to identify opportunities to strengthen the operational links between human rights and implementation of the Programme of Action, with a particular emphasis on sexual and […]

Interview With Darkmatter—Janani Balasubramanian and Alok Vaid-Menon

Read interteview Janani Balasubramanian and Alok Vaid-Menon about South Asian-American queer activism. Here.

Constitutional court issues decision on abortion restrictions in Bolivia

In a ruling that marks a significant step forward for women’s rights in the region, Bolivia’s highest court, the Plurinational Constitutional Court, issued a decision ending the requirement for judicial authorization for women seeking legal abortion in Bolivia. Click here to learn more.

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 All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance – including sexual orientation and gender identit – and the creation of a thematic Rapporteur on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and […]

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 Central America filed suit against El Salvador State on the case of Beatriz, a young woman who, despite carrying an anencephalic fetus, had to fight in justice to make the […]

LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN CELEBRATES THE CREATION OF IACHR LGBTI RIGHTS RAPPORTEUR TO ENSURE THE RIGHTS OF LGBTI PERSONS IN THE AMERICAS

LGBTTTI Coalition of Organizations working within the framework of the OAS expressed support and appreciation regarding the creation by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of a Rapporteur on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI). Click here to read the statement.

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 an police raid against an illegal “reabilitation” centre aimed at offering treatments for drug addiction, alcohol and homosexuality. Click here to read more about it.

Global and regional issues highlighted by SPW on October

In October 2013 our main themes were the following: On October 10, activist Gabriela Leite, who devoted her life to fight for the rights of prostitutes, has left us. The death of Gabriela has reverberated in Brazil and worldwide because her life trajectory and historical leadership but also because how the claims she has raised […]