TAG: sexual rights
The Sexual Politics Landscape in October 2015
Check the main facts in October 2015. We highlight the Stop Trans Pathologization Campaign 2015; the Synod on the Family’s final statement; Brazilian feminists protests against partially approved legislation that criminalizes providing information and assistance in regard to abortion; and the Indonesian regressive law against sexual freedom.
Read moreCrucial new insights on sexuality and the Sustainable Development Goals
22 October 2015 If the global commitment to eradicate inequality for all people is truly unequivocal, as leaders promoting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) claim it to be, the implementation of the SDGs needs to take into account the voices of those people who, because of their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression (SOGIE), […]
Read moreRHM nº 47: Call for Papers – Gender-based and sexual violence: barriers to sexual and reproductive health and rights
Reproductive Rights Matters – volume 24 number 47 may/june 2016 In this issue of the journal, we are hoping to gather a wide diversity of articles on how violence can be conceptualised, comprehended and measured. We want to look at the impact of violence on sexual and reproductive health and rights, and what effective […]
Read moreGATE Interview on Trans* Depathologization with Dainius Püras, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health
Global Action for Trans Equality (GATE) met with Dainius Pūras, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health. Mauro Cabral, GATE’s co-founder and co-director, interviewed Mr. Pūras last week about psychiatry, trans people, and depathologization as a human right. Click here to read […]
Read moreUN Human Rigths Council 30th session: Sexual Rights Recap
Sexual Rights Initiative presents an overview from the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council. It includes resolutions, panels and discussions, statements and parallel events related to sexual rights of which the SRI was engaged with during the session. Click here to access it.
Read moreAdolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health AYSRH’s webinar “Putting the S into AYSRH: Sexuality, Sexual Health and Human Rights”
Join the Youth Health and Rights Coalition and Evidence to Action on Monday, September 28th from 9 am – 10:30 am EDT for a webinar, “Putting the S into AYSRH: Sexuality, Sexual Health and Human Rights.” Register here. Although there is growing awareness of the rights-based approach to adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health (AYSRH), […]
Read moreSDG SERIES: What Might the SDGs Mean for Health and Human Rights?
The SDG Series on SDGs and the right to health on the Health and Human Rights Journal is avaialable online. Click below to read the articles. Introduction: What might SDGs mean for human rights and health? by Carmel Williams and Alison Blaiklock Accountability for SDGs by Paul Hunt Universal Health Coverage and the Right to Health […]
Read moreBMJ’s dossier Women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health
The year 2015 marks a defining moment for the health of women, children, and adolescents. It is the end point of the United Nations’ millennium development goals, and their transition to the sustainable development goals. It is also the 20th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development’s plan of action and the Beijing […]
Read moreWorking paper No. 11- Emerging Powers, Sexuality and Human Rights: Fumbling around the elephant
In 2013, in collaboration with partners, SPW began a new line of work that examines the intersections between geopolitical trends — coalescing around the “emergence” Brazil, China, India and South Africa — and the politics of sexuality and human rights. A package of new products resulting from the project were made available in May 2015. Now, […]
Read moreJoint Statement for the Human Rights Committee’s Day of Discussion on the Right to Life
Distinguished Committee Members: I wish to thank the Committee for the opportunity to deliver this brief statement on behalf of over fifty human rights organizations from across the globe. We welcome the Committee’s decision to draft this general comment and believe that it presents a critical opportunity for the Committee to elaborate on states’ obligations […]
Read moreThe 8th CSBR Sexuality Institute will take place from 9-16 February 2016 in Sri Lanka. Apply now!
Deadline for applications is 5 October 2015. Click here to learn more about the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies and to apply.
Read more“Sexual health, human rights, and law” from the Lancet
The article Sexual health, human rights, and law, authored by Rajat Khosla, Lale Say, Marleen Temmerman was published at The Lancet, Volume 386, No. 9995. It concisely transcribes the core analyses and main recommendations of the WHO Report with the same title that was launched in July , 2015. Read the summary below. Sexuality and […]
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