The 39th session of the UN Human Rights Council will take place from September 10-28, 2018. See the full programme of work here. To see the expected resolutions and panels check out this guide by the Sexual Rights Iniative.

We also invite everyone who will be in Geneva on September 13th to the Sexual Rights Initiative Side Event: Regional Developments in Abortion Law & Policy Reform (13:00-14:30, Room XXV).
In support of the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, panelists will highlight regional developments in abortion law and policy reform, shed light on regional commonalities and differences that have led to change, and illustrate the ways in which different stakeholders have used human rights law to develop innovative strategies to advance the right to access safe and legal abortion in their region.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: Rakshya Paudyal, Beyond Beijing Committee; Victoria Pedrido, Akahata; Krystyna Kacpura, Federation for Women and Family Planning; Varyanne Sika, Coalition of African Lesbians; Maeve Taylor, Irish Family Planning Association

Source: www.sexualrightsinitiative.com

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