The launch of the Campaign took place in Brasília, on May 28th, which marks the International Day to Struggle for Women’s Health and the National Day to Reduce Maternal Mortality. With a projection on the National Library building in Brasília an...
Continue ReadingThe regional meeting Avances y desafios en salud sexual y reproductiva en las Americas (Advances and challenges in sexual and reproductive health in the Americas), organized by PAHO/WHO, aimed to disseminate the document State of access to sexual and re...
Continue ReadingOn May 29th, the event Sexual violence against children and adolescents: advances, setbacks and perspectives took place, held by FEPETI/RJ, of which CEPIA is part. The meeting, which was held at the Brazilian Academy of Letters, within the framework of th...
Continue ReadingThe VIVA MARIA radio program interviewed Jacqueline Pitanguy about the elections in Mexico and the election of the first female president of this important country. Jacqueline highlighted that the path to Claudia Sheinbaun’s arrival as president was...
Continue ReadingOn June 4th, CEPIA, represented by Mariana Barsted, took part in a meeting to consolidate the Brazilian Network of Women Human Rights Defenders, as part of the Public Call for Consultations for the National Plan for the Protection of Human Rights Defender...
Continue ReadingJournalist Mara Regia, host of the Viva Maria radio show, interviewed Mariana Barsted on the occasion of the attacks suffered by MP Luiza Erundina, a historic figure in the defense of human rights. Erundina fell ill during a session of the Chamber of Depu...
Continue ReadingOn June 11th and 12th, the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) held its 9th Conference of States Parties to the Follow-up Mechanism to the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women (MESECVI) in ...
Continue ReadingOn June 14th, the Maria da Penha Law Consortium, of which CEPIA is a member, in partnership with the organization Tamo Juntas, held a seminar to launch the book The importance of a comprehensive law to protect women in situations of gender-based violence,...
Continue ReadingJune 12th is the international and national day to combat child labor. Alarming data from IBGE says that in 2022 Brazil had 1, 9 million child up to 17 years old in child labor situation. Sexual exploitation is among the worst types of child labor. CEPIA ...
Continue ReadingAbout the Bill (PL 1904) that equates abortion with homicide Jacqueline Pitanguy spoke, on June 18, with Pedro Doria and Mariliz Pereira Jorge on the Mesa do Meio Program, an independent YouTube journalism channel. Jacqueline highlighted the need to ana...
Continue ReadingJacqueline Pitanguy was interviewed by Jornalismo T V Cultura on June 17th about Bill 1904, highlighting that it is precisely the poorest girls, the majority of whom are black, who will face the most barriers in accessing abortion before 22 weeks… M...
Continue ReadingOn June 20th, the National Association for Graduate Studies and Research in Social Sciences (ANPOCS), together with the Brazilian Anthropology Association (ABA), the Brazilian Political Science Association (ABCP), the Brazilian Sociology Society (SBS) and...
Continue ReadingThe program Outside Politics There Is No Salvation (Fora da política não há salvaçã0) with Claudio Couto invited Jacqueline Pitanguy to talk about Bill 1904, known as the Rapist’s Bill. Some of the questions raised during the conversation were:...
Continue ReadingOn June 24th, the Permanent Forum on Domestic, Family and Gender Violence of the School of Magistrates of the Rio de Janeiro State Court of Justice (EMERJ) held the event PL 1904 – Institutional Violence against Women’s Reproductive Rights. Th...
Continue ReadingCEPIA began a new training cycle with students from the Acelera Carioca Project at the George Pfisterer Municipal Public School including meetings that seek to bring life skills closer to sexual and reproductive health. The selection of the topics and a...
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