Published on March 28, 2023
We welcome the robust recommendations addressed to Poland on sexual and reproductive health and rights and women’s rights, and we regret that these did not explicitly include comprehensive sexuality education and access to contraception.
Published on March 28, 2023
We appreciate Brazil's acceptance of almost all of the recommendations received during its review, and its noting of two recommendations related to a concept of traditional family that does not conform to Brazilian legislation and jurisprudence and which opposes Human Rights.
Published on March 28, 2023
Apreciamos la aceptación por parte de Brasil de cuasi todas las recomendaciones recibidas durante su revisión, como también de las dos que tomó nota relacionadas con un concepto de familia tradicional que no se ajusta a la legislación y jurisprudencia de Brasil y se oponen a los Derechos Humanos.
Published on March 27, 2023
We regret that India did not receive any HIV/AIDS-related recommendations, despite India having the third highest prevalence of HIV in the world.
India needs an efficient HIV prevention programme which includes PrEP rollout, improved access to routine HIV screening and testing, and most crucially, treatment and excellent patient care.
Published on March 27, 2023
Indonesia must adopt evidence-based policies to ensure that adolescents and young people have adequate access to sexual and reproductive health information and services. Adolescents and young people, particularly in the eastern part of Indonesia, still lack the information they need to help them to exercise their agency, and to make more informed decisions for their bodies and lives.
Published on March 27, 2023
The UK’s Gender Recognition Act, which sets out the process by which trans people can gain legal gender recognition, was passed almost 20 years ago. Whilst at the time it was considered world-leading, it has now fallen far behind international best practice and human rights standards.
Published on March 24, 2023
Action Canada realiza esta declaración en nombre de Fundación Pakta, Sendas, la Red de Litigantes LGBTI+ de las Américas, Akahatá, Synergía y la Iniciativa por los Derechos Sexuales.
Published on March 24, 2023
Action Canada realiza esta declaración en nombre de Fundación Pakta, Sendas, la Red de Litigantes LGBTI+ de las Américas, Akahatá, Synergía y la Iniciativa por los Derechos Sexuales.
Published on March 24, 2023
Action Canada makes this statement on behalf of the Moroccan Family Planning Association, Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), and the Sexual Rights Initiative.
Published on March 24, 2023
Decriminalisation of abortion in Poland is imperative. The recent case of criminal conviction of an activist who helped in abortion and persistent denials of legal abortion services demonstrate that only full liberalisation and decriminalisation of abortion would make a change in the Polish context.