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Uruguay: Great Advances to Decriminalise Abortion
Jan 18 2012 - 4:07pm
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By Beatriz Sotomayor Programme Associate

From 1985, the social and parliamentary debate around abortion1 has been gaining intensity. Between 1985 and 2007 six law projects to decriminalise abortion were presented, without success, although the feminist movement and allies (gynecologist, syndicates, some churches, etc.) have been very successful visibilising the criminalization of abortion as a public health and a human rights problem.

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¿Por qué el examen obligatorio de VIH a mujeres embarazadas es una violación a sus Derechos Humanos?
Nov 18 2011 - 11:12am
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English Summary:

Why mandatory HIV testing for pregnant women is a Human Rights Violation?

In Chile has been decreed that pregnant women will be mandatorily screened for HIV and their partners will searched by the doctors. This post discusses this situation from a Women’s Rights point of view.

Resumen en español:

En Chile se ha decretado que a las mujeres embarazadas se les realizará  obligatoriamente el test de VIH y que se pesquisara a sus parejas sexuales (se violara el derecho a la confidencialidad entre otros). Este post discute esta preocupante situación desde un punto de vista de Derechos Humanos de las mujeres.

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Cameroon: Human Rights Groups Call on the President of Cameroon to Repeal Laws Criminalising Same-Sex Sexual Conduct
Oct 4 2011 - 4:31am
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WGNRR supports a recent letter to the President of Cameroon by a number of human rights organisations denouncing the increasing use of criminal punishment for people engaging in same-sex consensual relations.  

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The debate on legal abortion in Chile for three grounds after 22 years of democracy
Sep 28 2011 - 12:29pm
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Claudia Dides C. 

Sociologist, Master in Gender and Culture

Academic and Researcher

Spokeswoman for MILES Chile

(Citizen Movement for the legal termination of pregnancy)

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The ABC of Contraception in Central and Eastern Europe
Sep 26 2011 - 4:53pm
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STAFF BLOG: Live Blogging from CSBR Sexuality Institute, Malaysia
Jul 17 2011 - 8:04pm
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The following blog post is written by Marevic Parcon, WGNRR's Asia Programme Officer.

July 17, 2011

Yesterday was the first day of the Sexuality Institute. The Institute brings together women and men from 12 countries in Central, South, South-East Asia and the MENA Region. The event opened with fun-filled introduction activities of participants and facilitators from Women for Women's Human Rights-New Ways. Most were battling jetlag but all were still very enthusiastic in the name games.

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Breaking the Surface: Stories of Hate Crimes Against LGBT People in The Philippines
Jun 27 2011 - 12:41pm
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Reposted from Philippines Graphic
 
Graphic Nation
By Psyche Roxas-Mendoza

Fifteen years after the reports started, two gays move to document the terrible violence that has killed 97 of their peers—a good number of them slaughtered in the privacy of their bedrooms.

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STAFF BLOG: A night for Mothers.
May 9 2011 - 5:51pm
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The following post was written by Corine Otte, WGNRR's European Officer.  She recently attended the Mother's Night event in Lithuania, 27th of April 2011. 

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STAFF BLOG: Reflections from Count Me In! South Asia Conference on Violence Against Marginalised Women
Apr 29 2011 - 2:30pm
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The following post was written by Marevic "Bing" Parcon, WGNRR's Programme Support Officer.  She recently attended the Count Me In! South Asia Conference on Violence Against Marginalised Women held in Kathmandu, Nepal from April 16-18, 2011.

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STAFF BLOG: Reproductive Justice, Activism and Social Media
Apr 20 2011 - 9:21am
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The following post is from Rishita Nandagiri, WGNRR's Communications and Youth Affairs Officer.  She is blogging from the 2011 Reproductive Justice Conference: Reflections from Abortion Rights to Reproductive Justice- Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom that took place April 8-10, 2011 in Amherst Massachusetts.

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