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Confronting Gendered Harm in Cyberspace is not a Matter of Social Justice — It’s a National Security Imperative

Despite the worsening cyber threat landscape, U.N. cyber norms remain gender-blind, undermining States' ability to protect all citizens.
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New UN Guidance Calling for Restraints on Conscientious Objection to Abortion Care

UN guidance requires States to reconcile claims for religious accommodation with the impact that refusals to provide abortion care and other reproductive health services have on…
Women in indigenous Guatemalan dresses crossing street holding protest signs, crosswalk in foreground.

Strengthening Reproductive Autonomy in the Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty

In the draft crimes against humanity treaty, States have a historic opportunity to strengthen protections for reproductive autonomy within the framework of international law.
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Senator Tuberville’s Folly, and the Senate’s

Senator Tuberville's hold on nominations in the U.S. armed forces underscores longstanding problems with the confirmation process.
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Senator Tommy Tuberville’s Dangerous Military Promotion Ploy

The U.S. military already faces a recruitment crisis. Senator Tommy Tuberville's politicization of the promotions process over abortion makes things worse, violating civil-military…
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Digital Privacy Legislation is Civil Rights Legislation

Seven must-have provisions for a comprehensive federal consumer data privacy law - without such a law, America can’t have “liberty and justice for all.” 
A woman walks through a structure erected for newly arrived IDPs (Internally Displaced People) where people and children sit in clusters on the floor in Pulka on August 1, 2018.

Forced Abortion as an International Crime: Recent Reports from Northern Nigeria

"Calls for accountability for ... forced abortion in Nigeria form part of a broader trend in scholarship and practice, where reproductive violence is increasingly being recognized…
A photo of women holding up green bandanas as they protest for abortion rights before the Colombian Constitutional Court. The bandana in the foreground reads "Poder Elegir", or "[we] can choose." A woman smiles behind the bandana, out of focus.

How Latin America Could Inspire and Inform the US Fight for Reproductive Justice

After the reversal of Roe, activists offer lessons from Latin America on building a grassroots reproductive rights movement.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 25: Red paint splattered by abortion rights activists is seen on the sidewalk in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 25, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health overturned the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade case and erased a federal right to an abortion. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Retrenchment of the Federal Right to Abortion: How Dobbs Threatens National Security

The Dobbs decision has broad national security implications, increasing the risk of political violence and damaging US standing in the world.
Woman looking at cell phone with information on Abortion Pill (RU-486) for unintended pregnancy.

With Roe v. Wade at Risk, Digital Surveillance Threatens Reproductive Freedom

If Roe is overturned, states will likely use sweeping digital surveillance tools to enforce abortion bans.
Salvadorean rape victim Evelyn Hernandez is accompanied by her lawyers after being cleared of murder after giving birth to a stillborn baby at home in 2016, at Ciudad Delgado's court in San Salvador on August 19, 2019.

El Salvador Needs to Stop Prosecuting Obstetric Emergencies as Homicides

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has an opportunity to prevent future injustice by unequivocally declaring that the criminal prosecution of obstetric emergencies is a human…
Former Vice President, Joe Biden, addresses the audience at the We Decide: Planned Parenthood Action Fund 2020 Election Forum to Focus on Abortion and Reproductive Rights event in Columbia, SC on June, 22 2019.

Now is the Time for the Biden Administration to Commit to Upholding Reproductive Rights as Human Rights

The US has an opportunity to renew its commitment to human rights as it responds to UPR suggestions. It must seize the moment to affirm that reproductive and sexual rights are…
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