Today, on World AIDS Day, the Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights, in cooperation with the Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights, the International Community of Women Living with HIV and members of the “More Than Our Status” initiative, are pleased to release its World AIDS Day edition of the Watchdog! Within these pages […]
WGNRR expresses our deep concern regarding the violent and deplorable attacks perpetrated by a shooter at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs on November 28th, killing three people and injuring nine others.. This clinic is part of the Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains affiliate, which was featured in one of the highly-edited and misleading smear […]
Fortress of Hope Africa and the Young Women Leadership Institute wrote a joint letter with women and girl leaders in Kenya to ask Pope Francis to address Violence Against Women during his 3 day visit to Kenya from Nov 25th 2015 As part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence campaign, please help […]
On October 20, 2015, the Center for Reproductive Rights, EnGendeRights, International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW-AP), Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights, WomanHealth Philippines Inc., and Population Services Pilipinas Inc. submitted a letter to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women’s in time for the Committee’s Pre-Sessional Working Group on Nov. […]
Nosotras, activistas por la salud de las mujeres, reunidas en República Dominicana provenientes de 40 países de África, Asia, Europa, Caribe, América Latina y Estados Unidos, somos conscientes que vivimos en sociedades de mercado, con una concepción capitalista del desarrollo, que concentra la riqueza en pocas manos y naturaliza las desigualdades cada vez mayores dejando por fuera a más del 90% de la humanidad. Más allá de que haya países que procuran cambiar, el modelo dominante genera violencia, injusticia y destrucción medioambiental, porque está atravesado por el patriarcado.
WGNRR welcomes the new Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 for adopting bold vision across social, environmental and economic areas that will address the huge development challenges left by the MDGs. Agenda 2030 Goal 5 outline commitments to ensure that every girl and woman can live free from discrimination and have access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights.It is our hope that, when implemented, Agenda 2030 will save millions of lives of women and girls and bring meaningful and transformative development for all.
Photo Credit:www.sentidog.com Spanish version follows. WGNRR condemns the murder of Argentinian trans activist for the rights of the LGBTQI community, Diana Sacayán. Diana was part of the team of the Sexual Diversity Program of INADI (National Institute Against Discrimination Xenofobia and Racism) and was a leading voice in the struggle for trans rights. She […]
