The bill to decriminalize abortion in Argentina, approved today by the Chamber of Deputies, is a fundamental step for the rights of women and people capable of conceiving, and a way of combating structural violence, said Amnesty International. “We’re celebrating this first step taken by the Chamber...

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Amnesty International welcomes the decision of Peru’s senior prosecutor to order the indictment of former president Alberto Fujimori and members of his cabinet for their alleged responsibility for crimes committed against women who were forcibly sterilized as part of a public policy applied during...

The failure to pass a reform to decriminalize abortion during El Salvador’s latest legislative cycle is a sickening step backwards for human rights, said Amnesty International today. “El Salvador’s lawmakers have blood on their hands after declining to even discuss the reform to decriminalize...

Following the presentation in March 2016 of a summary containing the salient issues of concern involving Argentina documented by Amnesty International, the organization wishes to share with the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women of the United Nations (the...

This statement calls for governments around the world to decriminalise abortion in order to uphold the rights to life, health, and bodily autonomy of women and girls.

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Amnesty International made this oral statement during the interactive dialogue with the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice held at the 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council (15 June – 3 July 2015). That statement welcomes concerns expressed by the...

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch welcome the report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on “Discrimination and violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.” (A/HRC/29/23, 4 May 2015). Our organisations commend the High Commissioner and his...

Amnesty International made this oral statement during the Panel discussion on realising the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl held by the UN Human Rights Council at its 29th session (Geneva, 15 June – 3 July 2015). The statement illustrates the impact of persistent gender...

Ireland’s Constitution and abortion legislation result in violations of the fundamental human rights of women and girls. Ireland has one of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws. Women and girls cannot legally have an abortion in Ireland unless there is a risk to their life. And even where...