Women's Human Rights Resources Database

This database lists hundreds of resources -- articles, documents and links -- related to international women's rights law and Canadian women's rights law. Annotations describe the content of each resource. Users can search by keyword and author as well as browse by women's rights topic. Full-text documents or links to full-text documents are provided where available.
Search Results for content type Link categorized with Reproductive Rights
Action Canada For Population and Development , Action Canada For Population and Development
"Action Canada for Population and Development was formed in 1997 with a mission to promote the commitment of Canadians to population and development issues in order to enhance the quality of life of children and subsequent generations in Canada and around the world. Through dialogue, education, advocacy, and coalition building, APCD supports and advances action on population and development, including full implementation of the Cairo Programme of Action". This site contains information about the Cairo+5 Review along with information relating to Canadian activities centred around Cairo+5. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights, Overview - International]
http://www.acpd.ca/

 
AIDS Education Global Information System AEGiS
AEGIS, which is updated hourly, describes itself as the "largest HIV/AIDS web site in the world." This site provides detailed and often technical information on HIV/AIDS as well as access to fact sheets, US and international news services, an online law library containing US court decisions and publications, references, on-line fora for connecting with others, and annotated to links to other AIDS-related sites. Two sections that may be of particular interest are the sections devoted to women's issues and children and young adults. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - HIV/AIDS, International]
http://www.aegis.com/

 
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals , Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) is an interdisciplinary association of professionals who provide reproductive health services or education, conduct reproductive health research, and influene reproductive health policy. ARHP's mission is "to educate health care professionals, public policy makers, and the public". This site provides access to resources, publications, conferences, and the activities of the ARHP. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Overview, International]
http://www.arhp.org/

 
Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health , Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
The Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health produces policy-oriented research with the goal of improving the status of women's health in Canada. Although there is some domestic focus, the Gender and HIV/AIDS section takes a primarily international approach to women and HIV/AIDS, and calls for Canadian politicians to take greater leadership on a global level. The website provides information about the Centre's programs, conferences and activities. It also lists various publications and bibliographies on the topics of gender, HIV/AIDS and human rights. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - HIV/AIDS, International]
http://www.acewh.dal.ca/

 
British Fertility Society Home Page , British Fertility Society
The British Fertility Society is comprised of medical professionals and other interested parties working in the fields of human fertility and subfertility, reproductive medicine and reproductive biology in the United Kingdom. This site provides information on the International Federation of Fertility Societies, as well as information on courses, meetings, journals, and news. This site provides links to related fertility societies. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Overview, International - Europe]
http://www.britishfertilitysociety.org.uk/

 
Women and HIV/AIDS , Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network promotes the human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS on both domestic and international levels through research, legal and policy analysis, education, advocacy and community mobilization. In the website's Women and HIV/AIDS section, the Legal Network includes papers and publications, a literature review, an annotated bibliography and links that focus on women's human rights and HIV/AIDS. The website also provides information and resources on related topics such as pregnancy and HIV/AIDS, HIV testing and discrimination against children, and prostitution. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - HIV/AIDS, International]
http://www.aidslaw.ca/EN/issues/womens_rights.htm

 
Center for Reproductive Rights , Center for Reproductive Rights
The Center for Reproductive Rights "uses the law to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental right that all governments are legally obligated to protect, respect and fulfill". The site contains information on the Center's projects in the United States and world-wide. It also provides online access to an extensive collection of publications and documents, including shadow reports on reproductive rights, fact sheets, newsletters and full-text articles. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Reproductive Freedom, International]
http://www.reproductiverights.org

 
Gender and HIV/AIDS Dossier , Eldis
With a focus on providing a gateway to information on development, this comprehensive website contains regularly updated links to reports by a diversity of groups on various issues concerning gender and HIV/AIDS. The site also provides links to tool kits from organizations working on HIV/AIDS initiatives. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - HIV/AIDS, International]
http://www.eldis.org/gender/dossiers/index.htm

 
Female Circumcision and Infibulation in Africa , Electronic Journal of Aficana Bibliography
This site is hosted by the University of Iowa and provides an online journal of bibliographies. The purpose is to provide access to the literature on female genital mutliation, focusing on Africa. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Female Genital Cutting, International - Africa]
http://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi

 
Family Care International , Family Care International
Family Care International (FCI) was established as a non-profit organization dedicated to improving women's sexual and reproductive health and rights in developing countries. FCI's special priority is to develop resource materials and provide assistance to these developing country partners that want to design community-level programs based on women's needs and realities. The organization has offices in the United States, Africa, Mexico and Bolivia. This site contains information about initiatives in different regions of the world as well as materials that can be ordered through the organization. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Overview, International]
http://www.familycareintl.org/

 
Female Genital Mutilation Research Home Page , Female Genital Mutilation Research Home Page
This page is dedicated to research pertaining to and related to Female Genital Mutilation. It is based on a variety of perspectives including human rights as well as psychological, cultural and sexual health. It is meant to help those who need online and offline resources. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Female Genital Cutting, International]
http://www.cirp.org/pages/female/

 
Global Health Council , Global Health Council
The Global Health Council is a non-profit membership organisation which was created in the United States to identify priority health problems and report on them. This site provides access to the Women's Reproductive Health Initiative (a Global Health Council program) and the Global HIV/AIDS program. The program's mission is to encourage communication and cooperation between AIDS service organizations around the world. The network of links listed on this site includes hundreds of private and public organisations and several thousand professionals based in and outside of the United States. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - HIV/AIDS, International]
http://www.globalhealth.org/

 
Annual Review of Population Law , Harvard Law School
This site provides links to the full text or selected relevant provisions of domestic laws related to population issues. Laws from 1974 onwards are included. In addition to a general women's human rights section, the site provides laws from around the world that are relevant to reproductive rights, including laws on abortion, HIV/AIDS, and female genital mutilation. [Descriptors: Implementing Women's Rights - Domestic System, International]
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/population/annual_review.htm

 
Health and Human Rights , Health and Human Rights: An International Journal
This site provides tables of contents and article abstracts from 1994 to the present from the journal Health and Human Rights. The articles in this journal examine issues at the nexus of health and human rights, including "the impact of public health programs and policies on human rights, the health consequences of human rights violations, the importance of health for the realization of human rights, and the ways in which promotion of human rights can be incorporated as an integral part of public health strategies". Volumes that may be of particular interest are: volume 1(4) which focuses on women's health and human rights; volumes 2(4) and 3(1), which focus on HIV/AIDS and human rights; and volume 4(2), which focuses on reproductive and sexual rights. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Overview, International]
http://www.hhrjournal.org/index.php/hhr

 
Adolescence , International Center for Research on Women
The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is a private non-profit organization based in Washington, DC that performs research and provides technical assistance in the following areas: women's productive and reproductive roles, women's status in the family, women's leadership in society, and women's management of environmental resources. The ICRW also engages in advocacy work, organises forums, and disseminates information for the purpose of promoting women's rights and opportunities. This section of the ICRW site is dedicated to adolescent reproductive and sexual health and the work roles of adolescents. It describes current and past ICWR projects and activities, and provides an extensive chronological list of ICRW and staff publications on adolescents. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Adolescents, International]
http://www.icrw.org/what-we-do/adolescents

 
International Community of Women Living with AIDS , International Community of Women Living with AIDS
The International Community of Women Living with AIDS is an international network organized by and providing services for women with AIDS. The group aims to advocate for the needs of women with AIDS in national and international forums. One element of the work of the group is to engage in research on issues facing women with AIDS and the website provides comprehensive links to this research. Many of these resources focus on the human rights of women with AIDS. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - HIV/AIDS, International]
http://www.icw.org

 
International Federation of Fertility Societies , International Federation of Fertility Societies
The International Federation of Fertility Societies is an organisation based in the United States which conducts research and disseminates knowledge in all aspects of reproduction and fertility. This site includes information on the by-laws and constitution of the organisation, international consensus, books and newsletters of the organisation, as well as links to other fertility-related web sites. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Overview, International - North America]
http://www.iffs-reproduction.org/

 
International Women's Health Coalition , International Women's Health Coalition
The International Women's Health Coalition is "a nonprofit organization based in New York City that works with individuals and groups in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to promote women's reproductive and sexual health and rights". This website contains information on international programs, publications and reports, US activities and activism. Highlights include updates on follow-up measures taken by the international community and non-governmental organizations to ensure women's health and rights. Links are provided for other internationally-focused development organisations. The site also contains resources addressing issues surrounding Indigenous women and population policies. [Descriptors: Indigenous Women, Reproductive Rights - Overview, International]
http://www.iwhc.org/

 
Human Rights and Women's Reproductive Health , People's Decade for Human Rights Education
This website provides an overview of international human rights law and reproductive health. It contains excerpts from relevant international treaties and conventions, as well as documents supporting the responsibility of governments to guarantee women's reproductive rights. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Overview, International]
http://www.pdhre.org/rights/reproductive_health.html

 
Right to Health , People's Decade for Human Rights Education
This website provides an overview of the right to health. It contains excerpts from relevant international treaties and conventions, as well as documents supporting the responsibility of governments to guarantee this right. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Overview, International]
http://www.pdhre.org/rights/health.html

 
Population and Reproductive Health , Population and Reproductive Health
The Population and Reproductive Health web site provides links related to population and reproductive health including contraception, fertility, and population research. Links are also provided to related organisations, including academic centres with population study programs.

 
Pro Choice Public Education Project , Pro Choice Public Education Project
The Pro-Choice Public Education Project (PEP) is a collaborative effort of the United States pro-choice movement. Information provided on the organization's website cover topics such as abortion clinics in the US, activities, publications and legislative updates, and information about PEP. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Reproductive Freedom, International - North America]
http://www.protectchoice.org

 
RAINBO-Research, Action and Information Network for Bodily Integrity of Women , RAINBO-Research, Action and Information Network for Bodily Integrity of Women
RAINBO is an African led international non-governmental organization working on issues of women's empowerment, gender, reproductive health, sexual autonomy and freedom from violence. RAINBO has two main programmatic areas: an integrated initiative against female genital mutilation (FGM) and AMANITARE, the African Partnership for the Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights of Women and Girls. The RAIBO website has information on partnerships and activities to combat FGM and advocate for the implementation of international and regional sexual and reproductive health rights. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Overview, International - Africa]
http://www.rainbo.org

 
Safe Motherhood , Safe Motherhood
In 1987 a coalition of the world's leaders in maternal and child health, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), and the Population Council, joined forces and developed the Inter-Agency Group for Safe Motherhood to assess the problem of maternal deaths and disability and to recommend solutions. This site contains information about such initiatives. The fact sheets provide a useful overview. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Overview, International]
http://www.safemotherhood.org/

 
Society for the Study of Reproduction , Society for the Study of Reproduction
The mission of the Society for the Study of Reproduction is "to promote the study of reproduction by fostering interdisciplinary communication within the science". This web page provides access to information on committees, projects, and newsletters. This site also provides links to sites relating to the scientific study of reproduction. The Society for the Study of Reproduction is affiliated with academic institutions and government agencies as well as industries in forty-seven countries. The Society's journal, Biology of Reproduction is also available on this site. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Overview, International]
http://www.ssr.org

 
American Civil Liberties Union: Reproductive Freedom , The American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU is a nonprofit, nonpartisan national organisation devoted to protecting basic civil liberties. Among number of other issues this site contains recent information on the promotion of reproductive rights in American Congress and other resources pertaining to reproductive freedom. It links to other reproductive freedom websites. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Overview, International - North America]
http://www.aclu.org/reproductiverights/index.html

 
The Global Coalition on Women and AIDS , The Global Coalition on Women and AIDS
The Global Coalition on Women and AIDS is a network of civil society groups, governments, United Nations organizations and groups of women with HIV/AIDS. The coalition aims to publicize the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and to undertake actions including prevention, access to care, legal inequalities and reducing violence against women. Resources on the site include background information on difference topics of concern, fact sheets on specific countries and links to relevant information from partner organizations. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - HIV/AIDS, International]
http://womenandaids.unaids.org

 
The Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network , The Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network
The Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network (LACWHN) is a network of organizations and individuals in the women's health movement working to promote women's health and the full exercise of women's human rights and citizenship through the cultural, political and social transformation of the Latin American and Caribbean region and the world from a feminist perspective. A range of reproductive and sexual health rights are addressed as priority issues. Information on LACWHN's projects includes a follow-up project on the implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Nicaragua, Peru, Mexico and Suriname. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Overview, International - Latin America]
http://www.reddesalud.org/index_en.php

 
The NARAL (National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League) Foundation , The NARAL (National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League) Foundation
The National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League site is a United States-based organisation which provides information on a woman's right to choose abortion. This site provides information on abortion services, women's health, contraception and sex education, and news. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Abortion, International - North America]
http://www.naral.org

 
The National Organization for Women (NOW) page , The National Organization for Women (NOW)
The National Organization for Women foundation is a United States-based organisation committed to advancing women's rights and promoting the goal of equality for women. This site provides access to information on abortion and reproductive rights, violence against women, affirmative action, and economic equality. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Overview, International - North America]
http://www.now.org/

 
Gender and HIV/AIDS Web Portal , UNIFEM
This site aims to serve as a comprehensive portal on issues of gender and HIV/AIDS and to promote knowledge sharing and action on HIV/AIDS as a human rights issue. Information on the site includes research, studies, surveys, current news and best practices. The resources are organized under topics relating to HIV/AIDS and gender, including a topic on legislation and policy. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - HIV/AIDS, International]
http://www.genderandaids.org/

 
UNAIDS: The Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS , United Nations
The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) aims to lead and support an expanded response to the AIDS epidemic through initiatives to prevent transmission, provide care for infected persons, assist vulnerable communities and alleviate the broad impact of the epidemic. The website contains many resources relevant to women, which can be listed through a keyword search for gender. Resources include reports on various issues concerning women, speeches, fact sheets and press releases. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - HIV/AIDS, International]
http://www.unaids.org/

 
United Nations Population Fund , United Nations
The United Nations Population Fund assists developing countries, countries with economies in transition and other countries address reproductive health and population issues. The agency's website provides information and access to documents on a number of reproductive health and population issues including reproductive health, gender equality, human rights, adolescents and youth, safe motherhood and preventing the spread of HIV. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Overview, International]
http://www.unfpa.org/

 
Female Genital Mutilation Links , University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
This site provides links to several sites related to the issue of female genital mutilation. Information is provided in many of these links which discuss health issues, fertility problems, and the psychological impact of FGM. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Female Genital Cutting, International]
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/links/fgm.html