2018 Women’s March
One year ago, in the preamble of March 8 when we celebrate International Women’s Day and women around the world historically articulate and promote strikes,
Sexual Politics 2017 Round-Up
As 2018 begins, SPW highlights the main events and trends as well as tensions and challenges traversing sexual politics worldwide. Trends and Facts January In
Sexual Politics in November 2017
In Europe, the rise of the extreme right – which implies both the deepening of racism and a threat to gender and sexuality-related rights –
European Parliamentary Forum letter against Brazil’s abortion ban
BRUSSELS, 24 November – The EPF Executive Committee has written to the Parliament of Brazil expressing its strong concern at a proposed constitutional amendment which
Compilation about Amendment No. 181/2015 – the right to abortion in Brazil
Brazilian male MPs chant ‘abortion no’ after voting to ban terminations for pregnant rape victims – The Independent Brazilian Congressional committee votes to ban all abortions –
390 signatures against abortion ban in Brazil
This letter was read at the closing session of the Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in
Sexual politics in Brazil: the conservative restoration a further step ahead #2
By Rajnia de Vito and Angela de Freitas In order to properly situate sexual politics in Brazil (while paying special attention to abortion), we must
Report ‘Defending the UN Independent Expert on SOGI’
The IE SOGI mandate was created through UN Human Rights Council resolution A/HRC/RES/32/2 in June of last year and was confirmed through six separate votes
Report of the IE on protection against violence and discrimination based on SOGI
Below you will find the summary for the report of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity,
Health and Human Rights Journal – Vol 19, Issue 1, June 2017
Table of Contents Special Section: Abortion and Human Rights GUEST EDITORS Alicia Ely Yamin, Paola Bergallo, and Marge Berer EDITORIAL Narratives of Essentialism and Exceptionalism: