Persecution And Threats Towards Women’s Rights Defenders And Threat To Freedom Of Association And Expression In Armenia

Following the adoption of the law number 57 on “Equal Rights and Equal Opportunities for Men and Women” by the Armenian Parliament in May 2013, a heated debate started around the concept of “gender” and “equality”.…

Hungarian campaign on medical abortion

ASTRA member organisation from Hungary, PATENT Association of People Challenging Patriarchy, has produced a film about the situation in the country. The abortion pill is no longer available as of September 2012 and the pro-choice activists are…

A.L.E.G. and Gender Lab

Romanian member of ASTRA, A.L.E.G. is preparing a new project: "OUT OF THE GENDER BOX". Deadline for participation in September 3rd. More information is available here.

Better information in Contraceptives a priority for women's health in Europe according to WHO

The World Health Organisation released its 2013 Update on Priority Medicines for Europe and the World. The report, produced with the financial assistance of the European Union, identifies priorities for medicines development for 2014 to 2020.…

CALL FOR ACTION IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE!

September 28 Day of Action, NGOs, international organizations, individuals and other stakeholders from all over world mobilize on or around this day and prepare actions that call to end the stigma against abortion and demand for women’s…

September 28 - Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion.

NGOs, international organisations, individuals and other stakeholders from all over world are invited to mobilise on or around this day and prepare actions that call to end the stigma against abortion and demand for women’s right to control…

EP DEVE Committee in favor of SRHR in development policy

Early in July Members of the European Parliament’s Development Committee were called to vote on an opinion on the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM). The vote…

Column about cases on abortion at the ECHR in the International Journal on Gynecology and Obstetrics

Johanna Westeson from the Center for Reproductive Rights authored a column in the International Journal on Gynecology and Obstetrics on the approach of the European Court of Human Rights to abortion, in its recent decisions ABC v Ireland, RR…

The Hague Civil Society Call to Action

The ICPD Beyond 2014 International Conference on Human Rights took place in The Netherlands from 7-10 July 2013. This Conference was the second thematic conference, following the ICPD Beyond 2014 Global Youth Forum, to take place within the…

New member from Macedonia

ASTRA welcomes Association for emancipation, solidarity and equality of women from Macedonia as a new member organization! Visit ESE online at www.esem.org.mk. ASTRA currently has 32 members from 19 countries from the region.

CSO Meeting after the Regional UNECE Conference

On 3-4 July 2013 ASTRA had the pleasure to co-host the Civil Society meeting “ICPD Beyond 2014 – From Promise to Action, CSOs Defining the Way Forward” which was organized by IPPF European Network in Geneva following the UNECE…

Reflections on the ICPD Human Rights Conference

The ICPD International Conference on Human Rights took place in Noordwijk in the Netherlands on July 7-10 and gathered a group of 300 representatives of government, parliaments and civil society groups from 130 countries. This three day conference…

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