Latin America & Caribbean

Joint Declaration: Stop the "Law for the Protection of Life and Family" Bill in Guatemala

09.07.18 - Defenders of sexual and reproductive rights in Latin America and the Caribbean …

Unheard Voices: Women's Experiences with Zika in Colombia

09.05.18 - The goal of this report is threefold: firstly, it presents and evaluates the diverse impacts that the Zika virus has had on the reproductive lives of women living in Colombia…

Unheard Voices: Women's Experiences with Zika in Brazil

09.05.18 - The goal of this report is threefold: firstly, it presents and evaluates the diverse impact that the Zika virus has had on the reproductive lives of women living in Brazil…

Unheard Voices: Women's Experiences with Zika in El Salvador

09.05.18 - The goal of this report is threefold: firstly, it presents and evaluates the diverse impact that the Zika virus has had on the reproductive lives of women living in El Salvador…

Unheard Voices: Women's Experiences with Zika - The Global Response

09.05.18 - The goal of this report series is threefold: firstly, it presents and evaluates the diverse impacts that the Zika virus has had on the reproductive lives of women living in Colombia, Brazil, and El Salvador…

El Salvador Legislative Assembly Misses Opportunity to Reform Draconian Abortion Law

04.26.18 - (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador failed to bring up a vote to reform its abortion law…

The Women Behind Bars In El Salvador

04.12.18 - El Salvador’s total ban on abortion puts women’s health and lives in danger and denies them essential reproductive freedom…

Salvadoran Court Releases Woman Wrongfully Imprisoned After Stillbirth

03.13.18 - (PRESS RELEASE) Following almost 15 years of wrongful imprisonment after suffering a stillbirth, the Salvadoran President, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, through the Ministry of Justice commuted the sentence of Maira Veronica Figueroa Marroquin and released her today…

Teodora Is Free

03.08.18 - Our client Teodora was released from prison this month. She was unjustly imprisoned for 11 years under El Salvador’s inhumane abortion law after suffering a stillbirth.
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Freedom Denied

02.15.18 - [UPDATE] Following 11 years of wrongful imprisonment after suffering an obstetric emergency, the Salvadoran Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) and the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety commuted Teodora's sentence and released her today…

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Freedom Denied
[UPDATE] Following 11 years of wrongful imprisonment after suffering an obstetric emergency, the Salvadoran Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) and the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety commuted Teodora's sentence and released her today…
Call on Costa Rica Now
Your voice counts – sign the petition now to urge the Costa Rican government to permit women to receive the medical care they need…
CRR in the Field: Mónica Arango Olaya
Since 1992, the Center's innovative legal work has fundamentally transformed the landscape of reproductive health and rights worldwide, and has already strengthened laws and policies in more than 50 countries. CRR in the Field is a personal look at the various ways Center staff interacts with plaintiffs, policy makers, governing bodies, and supporters at home and abroad to further the fight for reproductive rights…