Concerns about Side Effects and Health Risks Most Often Cited by Married Women as Reasons for Non-use Sexually active women in developing countries who have an unmet need for contraception, meaning they wish to avoid pregn...
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced on 16 June that there was no winner of the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership for 2015. What does this have to do with sexual and reproductive health rights? The Ibr...
New research from South Africa suggests that women can use mobile devices, such as phones or tablets, to accurately assess their eligibility for medical abortion via an online gestational age calculator. Findings from the ...
João Florêncio, University of Exeter In the immediate aftermath of the worst mass-shooting in US history, debates in the media are already focusing on what to call the tragic event. Was it a queerphobic attack, yet anoth...
In a victory for LGBTI rights and inclusive SRHR, the Seychelles government has repealed homophobic colonial legislation. Iranti Media has produced a video interview with Ronny Arnephy describing the history and significance ...
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has approved a Model Law on Eradicating Child Marriage and Protecting Children Already in Marriage. Although rates of early and forced marriage are believed to be declinin...
When female students at tertiary colleges and universities in Zimbabwe call for action against gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual harassment (SH) on campus, they need up-to-date statistics to back up their claims that thi...
The Sexual Rights Initiative has created a National Sexual Rights Law and Policy Database to document and compare the status of law and policy related to sexual rights issues in different countries around the world. The D...
The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) through the mechanism of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa, in line with its Resolution on the Health and Reproductive Rights of Women in Afr...