Organization of American States Links Abortion Restrictions to Violence Against Women; Calls on Governments to Decriminalize Abortion
Originally from Reproductive Rights. Available at: http://www.reproductiverights.org/press-room/oas-links-abortion-restrictions-to-violence-against-women-calls-governments-to-decriminalize-abortion 10.03.14 – (PRESS RELEASE) For the first time ever a committee within the Organization of American States (OAS)—considered to be the United
‘Yes Means Yes’ Is a Bad Coupling of Feminism and the State
By Laurie Essig California’s enacting on Sunday of the “yes means yes” law is a victory for some campus feminist activists but an ill-conceived detour
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In August, the Sexuality Policy Watch (SPW) published the outcomes from the three Regional Dialogues organized in Asia (2009), Latin America (2009) and Africa (2010)
A pregnant, suicidal rape victim fought Ireland’s new abortion law. The law won
Photograph: Cathal Mcnaughton / Getty It sounded like a strawman, until it wasn’t. There is one thing that suicidal rape victims need: immediate assistance.But for
Sexual and reproductive rights global landscape in July 2014
In 2013, Sexuality Policy Watch began a new line of work aimed at critically examining how sexuality, gender and human rights can be located in
Egypt Has a Sexual Violence Problem
Read New York Times article about a fierce battle raging in Egypt beyond that one between Islamists and military rulers: the battle “between the patriarchy
WLUML Launches Women’s Charters Book Free Online
Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) has announced the online publishing of Women’s Charters and Declarations: Building Another World written by Rashida Manjoo, the UN’s
The Vatican review by the UN Committee on Torture is almost invisible in the Brazilian press
The Vatican was questioned this week at the UN Committee against Torture in relation to cases of sexual abuse and violence that have been reported
Egyptian police ‘using rape as a weapon’ against dissident groups
The Guardian brings information on the dissemination of rape as a practice used by Egyptian police against arrested dissidents. Read more.
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