SRI is undertaking a series of conversations to explore the political economy of sexual rights and its implications for global advocacy. Our first conversation will be on the following theme: legacies and contemporary forms of colonialism, imperialism, and occupation, and their impact on sexual and reproductive rights. Join us for this exciting online event on 30 August 2023 from 14:00 to 15:30 CEST. Speakers will be announced shortly. Register now for this event using the form below.

Únase a nosotres en esta emocionante serie de conversaciones organizadas por la Iniciativa por los Derechos Sexuales sobre la economía política de los derechos sexuales. Estos interesantes debates exploran cómo la macroeconomía afecta profundamente los derechos sexuales y comparten ideas sobre estrategias efectivas para abordar estos desafíos dentro del activismo por la justicia social, incluida la promoción en los espacios de derechos humanos de la ONU. Al reunir a un grupo diverso de activistas, académicos y defensores, esta serie de conversaciones virtuales tiene como objetivo construir colaboraciones entre movimientos y asociaciones globales.

Notre première conversation portera sur le thème suivant : les legs et les formes contemporaines du colonialisme, de l'impérialisme et de l'occupation, et leur impact sur les droits sexuels et génésiques. Rejoignez-nous pour cet excitant événement en ligne le 14 septembre 2023 de 15h00 à 16h30 CET. Les intervenant∙e∙s seront annoncés prochainement. L'interprétation en espagnol et en français sera disponible. Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant à cet événement en utilisant le formulaire ci-dessous.

The 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council took place from 19 June to 14 July. Below you will find information on some of the key sexual rights-related: Resolutions Panel discussions Oral statements Side Events

La sesión 53° del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU tuvo lugar desde el 19 de junio hasta el 14 de julio pasados. A continuación, encontrarán información relacionada con derechos sexuales en algunas de sus: Resoluciones Mesas redondas Intervenciones orales Eventos paralelos

Le Conseil des droits de l’homme (CDH) des Nations Unies a tenu sa 53e session du 19 juin au 14 juillet. Vous trouverez ci-dessous des informations sur certains des principaux points touchant les droits sexuels : Résolutions Panels de discussion Déclarations orales Événements parallèles

The relationship between health, race, caste, class and gender is rooted in colonial, patriarchal and capitalist control over women’s sexuality, reproduction and bodies and produces distinct experiences of oppression that are often fatal. Racialised women are specifically targeted by harmful stereotypes, the essentialisation of women to their reproductive capacities, forced sterilisation, forced pregnancies and chromosomal testing in sporting events through state interventions or purposeful inaction. This has profound impacts on their health and human rights.

JOICFP delivers this statement on behalf of 9 partner organizations on the issues related to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR in short). We deeply regret that Japan did not accept the recommendations it received on decriminalization of abortion, removal of spousal consent requirement for abortion, revision of law that forces sterilization to trans-persons under the legal gender recognition process, and implementation of comprehensive sexuality education.

We regret that Pakistan did not receive any recommendations on its HIV/AIDS response, as Pakistan has one of the highest rates of new HIV infection in South Asia. Only 12% of people living with HIV can access treatment, and the public healthcare delivery system faces uneven distribution of health professionals among provinces and towns, a deficient workforce, insufficient funding and limited access to quality healthcare services.

We welcome the recommendations made to Pakistan on protecting women’s rights, the rights of transgender people, and sexual and reproductive rights.

We are concerned by the recent regressive ruling by the Federal Shariat court, which struck down key sections of the Transgender Persons Protection of Rights Act 2018.

We regret Switzerland’s inconsistent approach to recommendations received on addressing racism and racial discrimination. We remain concerned by structural racism in Switzerland, and its varied manifestations as illustrated through barriers to accessing affordable health services or housing, through restrictive immigration rules and related border harassment, or through a lack of accountability for racial profiling, police harassment, brutality, and murder- as recently exemplified through the acquittal of the police officers who murdered Mike Ben Peter.

Although progress has been made in Zambia’s HIV/AIDS response including a general drop in new infections, there has been an increase in new infections amongst youth and adolescents. Zambia needs to increase the roll out of youth-friendly health services, clarify the policy position on the age of consent to health services, and it needs to ensure that young people and adolescents have access to HIV testing, treatment and care.

We regret that Guatemala has noted all the recommendations pertaining to the closing of civil society space, creating an enabling environment for civil society organisations to operate, protecting the rights of human rights defenders, and pertaining to meeting its obligations to respect, protect, and fulfil sexual and reproductive rights, the rights of women and the rights of LGBT+ persons.

We regret that Ghana has taken such an inconsistent approach to the sexual and reproductive health and rights-related recommendations it received during its UPR review, and regret that the addendum to the report does not provide adequate explanations for the chosen approach.

Apreciamos el compromiso de Argentina con el mecanismo del EPU y el apoyo de las recomendaciones relacionadas con los derechos sexuales recibidas. Particularmente aquellas relacionadas con los derechos de las personas LGBTI y las actuaciones del sistema judicial en investigaciones independientes, imparciales y transparentes.

Privatisation and financialization of social protection transfer responsibility and risk, to the individual instead of the state. This has two important consequences: first, it absolves the state from its obligations, and second, structural oppressions, which create and entrench inequalities, continue to operate without any challenge.

From the criminalization of abortion in Poland, to the anti-LGBTIQ+ laws being passed in Uganda, racist anti-migrant laws and policies across Europe and North America, and the push for punitive frameworks against sex work; these attacks aim to construct an exclusionary society that reinforces social hierarchies of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, caste, and class. Make no mistake, this is structural and intentional violence.

The social and economic development that transnational corporations were supposed to bring is just a distant promise for Global South countries, as extractivism, degradation of natural resources, privatisation of public resources and violations of human rights are a palpable reality.

El desarrollo social y económico que se supone traen las corporaciones transnacionales a estos países es solo una promesa lejana, mientras que las violaciones a los derechos humanos y ambientales son una realidad palpable.

We are appalled by the government’s egregious human rights violations against migrants at the Belarus border, often pushed back without access to essential health care or deprived of liberty in closed detention facilities. This includes pregnant women, children, and persons with mental health conditions.

Technology and digital innovation have advanced health coverage, particularly sexual and reproductive health, providing spaces for youth, adolescents, and other marginalized communities to access these services without stigma. However, it is essential to underline that we are facing a context where regressive actors are using these same digital platforms to assault women human rights defenders, attacking their privacy and propagate misinformation and disinformation, particularly related to abortion, the rights of trans persons, adolescent sexual and reproductive health and comprehensive sexuality education.

Feminists have long understood that poverty is the result of violent impoverishment and (neo)colonial economic exploitation. We know that economic justice is essential for the realization of gender justice - just as it is for racial, disability or climate justice. However, members of this Council continue to treat these issues in siloes, or even as competing human rights concerns.

The 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council will take place from 19 June to 14 July 2023. Below you can find information about: Anticipated sexual rights-related resolutions, panels and reports UPR outcomes SRI’s online events taking place during the 53rd session