Let’s talk about unsafe abortions in the Philippines Each woman’s life is important. No woman should die because of unsafe abortion. Three women die every day in the Philippines as a result of complications from unsafe abortion.[1] Three families lose their daughter, sister, wife or mother every day, from a totally preventable cause. Abortion is […]
Women Human Rights Defenders break the silence on unsafe abortion in the Philippines January 22, 2016 Manila, Philippines Criminalized under all circumstances, abortion remains a taboo subject in the Philippines, underlining the pressing need for open spaces and discussion on the topic as demonstrated at a recent public forum in Manila. On Wednesday, January 20th, […]
The case brought by the Hungarian State against midwife and women human rights defender (WHRD) Dr Agnes Gereb has a long history of injustice, double standards, and vindictiveness towards independent midwives, but also of international solidarity and support. Agnes Gereb believes in giving women a choice in birth. This is the reason why after attending […]
The Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights condemns the recent Constitutional ruling in the Dominican Republic, which declares unconstitutional the 2014 amendment to the penal code to decriminalize abortion under limited circumstances.[1] This is a drastic step backwards, as it reinstates an archaic code from 1884 that denies women and girls access to abortion in […]
La Red Mundial de Mujeres por los Derechos Reproductivos, compuesta por más de mil organizaciones e individuos en todo el mundo que abogan por la justicia social y el pleno cumplimento de los derechos sexuales y derechos reproductivos para todas las personas, expresa total rechazo ante la decisión retrógrada del Tribunal Constitucional de la República […]
Blog by an SRHR activist from Indonesia I started working on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) issues in Indonesia in 2007. At the time, I was 19 years old and in my second semester of my undergraduate degree. The main reason why I worked on SRHR issues was to limit the amount of […]
We had activists from 62 countries joining May 28 mobilisations with hundreds participating in the community organized events while around 4 million peoples were reached by social media.
The true heroes of May 28 activism are grassroots organisations who mobilized communities in countless events in 25 countries and those who took on the blogosphere and social media, in some cases despite the restrictive environment, following the Campaign’s call to expose Institutional Violence perpetuated by the state institutions.
We thank wholeheartedly our campaign partners, WGNRR members and allies around the world for your solidarity and dedication to make #WomensHealthMatter.
