The Postgraduate Program in Public Policies in Human Rights PPDH at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), which is part of the Suely Souza de Almeida Center for Studies in Public Policies in Human Rights, has created the course Women, Justice a...
Continue ReadingRacism permeates the fabric of our society, impeding the progress of human rights, including the right to unrestricted sexual and reproductive health. Our own history in sexual and reproductive health and rights can be seen as one of exploitation, but als...
Continue ReadingOn April 17th, the Permanent Forum on Domestic, Family and Gender Violence, the Permanent Forum on Human Rights and the Gender, Race and Ethnicity Research Center (NUPEGRE) of the Rio de Janeiro State School of the Judiciary (EMERJ) held a meeting entitle...
Continue ReadingOn April 16th, women from different feminist organizations and entities working on the Sexual Autonomy Programme, including CEPIA, met to develop strategies for the upcoming advocacy action OCCUPY CONGRESS FOR OUR LIVES AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE – fo...
Continue ReadingOn April 9th and 10th, the Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women’s Rights (CLADEM Brazil) and the Specialized Center for the Promotion and Defense of Women’s Rights of the Public Defender’s Office of the State o...
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