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My Body My Rights
All over the world, people are coerced, criminalized and discriminated against, simply for making choices about their bodies and their lives. In the face of these continuing violations, Amnesty International launches MY BODY MY RIGHTS, a new global campaign to defend sexual and reproductive rights for all.
September 26, 2014
Report
On the Brink of Death: Violence Against Women and the Abortion Ban in El Salvador
Every year, thousands of women and girls are denied their rights and choices by El Salvador’s total ban on abortion and its criminalization.
September 25, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty USA Calls On President Obama and Central American Leaders to Protect Human Rights of Migrant Children
President Obama met with the presidents of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador today to discuss the ongoing crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border involving the mass influx of unaccompanied migrant children.
July 25, 2014
Press Release
El Salvador Must End Total Ban on Abortions As Beatriz, 22, Recovers From Early Caesarian Section
Amnesty International said today that no woman should ever experience the “unimaginable cruelty,” torture and discrimination suffered by the pregnant El Salvador women Beatriz, as she fought her government for months to obtain treatment to save her life.
June 4, 2013
Press Release
Support from Salvadoran Minister of Health Welcomed, but Government Must End “Russian Roulette” with Young Pregnant Woman’s Life
Swift medical action is desperately needed to save the life of Beatriz, the young pregnant woman's who is seriously ill, Amnesty International said today, after El Salvador's Minister of Health suggested an early Caesarean section could be performed to preserve her health.
May 31, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns “Cruel, Callous” Ruling by El Salvador Court in Abortion Case
In response to the court ruling in El Salvador denying an abortion to a pregnant woman named Beatriz whose health is failing, Amnesty International USA issued the following comments from Michelle Ringuette, chief of campaigns and programs:
May 30, 2013
Press Release
NYC Vigil at El Salvador Consulate to Demand Authorities Act Immediately to Save Severely Ill Pregnant Woman’s Life
Human rights activists with Amnesty International USA will stage a demonstration today at 1 p.m. outside the El Salvador consulate in New York City (46 Park Avenue) to demand that authorities urgently allow a life-saving abortion for a seriously ill pregnant woman.
May 21, 2013
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Annual Report: El Salvador 2013
Republic of El Salvador Head of state and government Carlos Mauricio Funes Impunity for human rights violations committed during the armed conflict (1980-1992) persisted. A crisis gripped the judicial system as members of congress were accused of attempting to interfere in the selection and appointment of judges. Violations of sexual and reproductive rights remained a concern. Background Violent crime continued to dominate the political agenda, although the government reported an overall fall in the murder rate. Impunity Impunity for past human rights violations continued to be a concern. In January, in accordance with a 2010 ruling by the Inter-American Commission…
May 20, 2013
Press Release
El Salvador’s Supreme Court Continues to Toy with Young Mother’s Life
A decision by El Salvador’s Supreme Court to once again put off a ruling on whether or not to allow a severely ill pregnant woman to have an abortion shows no humanity.
May 17, 2013
Press Release
El Salvador Must Act Immediately to Save Severely Ill Pregnant Woman’s Life
The Salvadoran authorities must urgently comply with a recommendation by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to provide a seriously ill pregnant woman with vital medical treatment within 72 hours, Amnesty International said today.
May 2, 2013
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Salvadoran Authorities Must Act Urgently to Save Young Woman’s Life in High-Risk Pregnancy
Amnesty International is mobilizing its worldwide activist network to demand that a 22-year-old woman in El Salvador be granted a medically necessary abortion to save her life. The woman, Beatriz, suffers from various medical conditions and could die if she continues to carry to term, according to health professionals caring for her.
April 29, 2013
Press Release
El Salvadorian President Must Recognize State Role in Massacre
More than 200 men, women and children were killed by an elite army unit at the El Calabozo massacre in the northern San Vicente region on August 22, 1982. Three decades later, the Salvadorian authorities have yet to acknowledge the horrific murders or bring to justice those responsible.
November 1, 2012