Sexual and Reproductive Health

Ireland: Update Abortion Laws

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:45:00 -0800

(New York) – The Irish government should implement the will of the Irish population by liberalizing the country’s restrictive abortions laws, Human Rights Watch said today, on International Women’s Day.

City Breaks its Promise to Rape Victims

Sarah Tofte, researcher for the US Program — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:53:24 -0800

Los Angeles was poised to become a national model for delivering justice to rape victims last year. The City approved a plan and funding to test the backlog of more than 7,000 sets of untested physical evidence from rape cases for DNA matches.

India's High Maternal Death Rate Can Be Cured

Nisha Varia, Senior Researcher for the Women's Rights Division — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:33:42 -0800

A vibrant democracy with raging debates about health care. A country that prides itself on pioneering medical treatment but continues to see shocking disparities between the wealthy, who can afford expensive, quality care, and the poor, whose access to health care is spotty or simply nonexistent.

This is not the United States, it's India.

Letter to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:26:43 -0800

Dear Melinda Ching,

Reject the Stupak Amendment

Meghan Rhoad — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:22:18 -0800

A tremendous human rights project is under way in the US Congress. The health care reform effort has the potential to expand access to critical services to uninsured Americans across the country.

US Senate: Reject Abortion Coverage Restrictions

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:03:58 -0800

Letter to US Senate: Reject Abortion Coverage Restrictions

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:57:47 -0800

Dear Senator,

India: Reveal Truth about Childbirth Deaths

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:55:00 -0800

(New York) - India is falling behind other countries in meeting international commitments to improve obstetric care because it does not adequately monitor deaths and injuries in the critical period following childbirth and fix gaps in its health system and programs, Human Rights Watch said today.

Doing Some Good vs. Doing Right

Liesl Gerntholtz — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:33:37 -0700

I gave birth in the developing world, in South Africa, to be precise. South Africa was in the spotlight recently when a government-commissioned report showed a 20 per cent increase in the number of deaths from pregnancy-related causes between 2005 and 2007 over the previous three-year period. The report said that nearly 40 per cent of these deaths were avoidable.

US: Act on Immigration Detention Reform

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:23:52 -0700

(New York) - Plans to reform immigration detention management and oversight, announced today by the US government, should quickly be translated into actual policy change and accountability, Human Rights Watch said today. The plans focus on centralizing control of facilities used to hold detained immigrants.