Journal Citation:
44 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW, 1105-11 (1995).
This short article discusses the Legal Services for Women project started by PROFAMILIA, the Columbian family planning association responsible for about two-thirds of family planning activities in Columbia. "The Legal Services for Women project began in November 1986, with centers that provided women with legal aid, information, education, and counseling about their rights and how to enforce them through litigation. The services concentrated primarily on reproductive health and family matters, including domestic violence. The goal was to expand awareness of women's rights as protected under the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women... and later in the 1991 Columbian Constitution."