The impact of new authoritarianism on human rights
Representatives of various organizations gathered in Geneva discussed the situation in the United States, the Philippines and Brazil, in light of authoritarian governments that have a sharp anti-rights discourse.
#SomosMillones
The Senate voted to sustain the clandestine nature of abortion in Argentina, after months of massive social mobilizations.
#LetItBeLaw
We call on senators to vote in favor of rights and against clandestine conditions, criminalization and death.
IACHR: sexual and reproductive rights & the secular state
Argentina must review legislation that is discriminatory, such as the criminalization of abortion and the lack of access to health care for women who decide to interrupt their pregnancies. The IACHR also put itself at the disposition of states in the region to assist with establishing a clear separation between the secular state and religious beliefs.
#LetItBeLaw
After the lower house passed a bill to legalize the voluntary interruption of pregnancy through week fourteen, 129 votes to 125, we call on senators to vote in favor of human rights and of ending clandestine abortions in Argentina.
Legal abortion: UN bodies give their backing
The Working Group on discrimination against women urged the Argentine state to approve the bill to legalize the voluntary interruption of pregnancy. This is the latest in a series of such recommendations by UN bodies, based on human rights considerations.
#WeMadeOurChoice
The green scarf of the National Campaign for the Right to Legal, Safe and Free Abortion became part of the uniform of high school students. Teenage girls formed gender committees within student councils and are coordinating efforts to fight for their rights.
INCLO statement on women’s right to equality and access to reproductive healthcare including abortion
INCLO is a network of 13 national human rights organizations from different countries that work together to promote fundamental rights and freedoms. After celebrating a victory in Ireland on the abortion referendum, it is now Argentina’s turn.
Legal abortion: Legislating for the future
CELS participated in the last hearing in Congress on legal abortion. Edurne Cárdenas spoke there about the need to guarantee access to this right.
IACHR hearing on abortion: Legalization is a human rights imperative
More than half a million women undergo clandestine abortions every year in Argentina and since 1983, more than 3,000 women have paid for the criminalization of abortion with their lives.
Legalizing abortion: We present our human rights arguments to Congress
CELS’ Executive Director addressed the plenary meeting of the congressional committees that must examine eight bills on the voluntary interruption of pregnancy. He spoke in support of the bill backed by the National Campaign for the Right to Legal, Safe and Free Abortion.
Banding together to defeat Argentina’s utterly unfit candidate to the IACHR
Published by openDemocracy, this opinion piece analyzes the joint work and individual strategies that different Argentine, regional and international organizations used to convince OAS member states to reject Argentina’s candidate to the IACHR, Carlos Horacio de Casas.
UN asks Argentina to take action to guarantee rights of women and LBTI persons
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women released its concluding observations regarding Argentina.
Misoprostol: We ask that ANMAT recognize it as an obstetrical drug and guarantee access
Today we are asking ANMAT to amend a ruling governing conditions of sale for drugs containing misoprostol and that the entity establish an appropriate mechanism to ensure access to this medication.
The case of Belén: Ten organizations filed amicus curiae in support of her release
Ten organizations committed to human rights filed amicus curiae before the Supreme Court of Justice of Tucuman, which must rule on the appeal filed by Belén’s lawyer, Soledad Deza, from the association Catholics for the Right to Decide.
Drawing the Line: Tackling Tensions Between Religious Freedom and Equality
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