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Observations and Topics to be Included in the List of Issues United States of America: US Abortion Restrictions on Foreign Assistance
01.14.2019
Observations and Topics to be Included in the List of Issues United States of America: US Abortion Restrictions on Foreign Assistance
Abortion
Human Rights Council
Human Rights Treaties
Reproductive Rights
United States
US Abortion Laws
With this submission, the Global Justice Center (GJC) and the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) aim to provide guidance to the pre-session Working Group in its preparation of the list of issues to be examined during the Human Rights Committee’s (“Committee”) review of the United States (US). It specifically focuses on areas of concern with respect to the US’s violations of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) related to sexual and reproductive rights of individuals around the world.
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