Turning Paper Promises to Reality: National Human Rights Institutions and Adolescents' Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa

Sexual and reproductive health rights in Africa.

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Sexual assertiveness and adolescents' sexual rights.

Implementing Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Colombia.

In this brief presentation, I will try to give a general idea of the context in which we discuss the issue of sexual and reproductive rights in Colombia, and of the type of work we do at the nongovernmental organization in which I work. Let me start with the most recent and unfortunate public debate, generated by the Ombudsman.' The day he was elected to Congress he proposed that all women work...

[Sexual and reproductive rights in adolescence].

OBJECTIVE To present legal milestones to ensure the Brazilian adolescent autonomy indealing with their sexual and reproductive health. METHODS Literature review of national legislation published on the official sites of governmental organs (Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education) and Class Associations (Federal Council of Medicine [Conselho Federal de Medicina--CFM] and the Federal Coun...

Sexual and reproductive health and rights: a global development, health, and human rights priority.

In May, 2014, at the 67th Session of the World Health Assembly, member states reviewed the progress made in the implementation of resolution WHA57.12, the WHO Reproductive Health Strategy. The progress report noted that although a range of regulations and strategies to strengthen sexual and reproductive health and related rights have been implemented, certain areas required further attention, w...