Center for Reproductive Rights, Inc.
Budget
€86,629,489
EP Access
2
accredited persons
Staff
4
1.45 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Center for Reproductive Rights’ mission is to advance the legal and policy protections for reproductive autonomy and access to essential sexual and reproductive health services across the world, in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. The Center conducts human rights fact-finding, litigation, advocacy, and capacity building activities designed to advance the realization of gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights. It brings ground-breaking cases before national courts, U.N. human rights committees, and European and Inter-American human rights courts, advocates for the development of policy and human rights standards that advance SRHR, and works to build the legal and advocacy capacity of human rights defenders. It works closely with national civil society organizations around the world. At the European Union level, the Center works to advance EU law and policy on SRHR.
EU Legislative Interests
The Center for Reproductive Rights has two overall priorities for its work with EU institutions: - Gender equality, women's health and sexual and reproductive rights issues and concerns in Europe and in countries across the world; - Inequalities and discrimination undermining enjoyment of sexual and reproductive health and rights. The Center focuses on the following thematic issues: - Gender equality - Sexual and reproductive health and rights - Discrimination against marginalized groups of women - Violence against women - Protection of women human rights defenders - Women, peace and security - Funding for gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU and globally The Center is engaging around the following legislative proposals and policies: - Proposals to reform the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights - Regulation laying a framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest, and amending Regulation (EU) 2024/795 - Directive on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA - Proposal for a Regulation establishing the 'AgoraEU' programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818) - Proposal for a Regulation establishing Global Europe - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’) including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities - Proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation {SEC(2008) 2180} {SEC(2008) 2181} (EP and Council) - Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications - Union List of Critical Medicines - Gender Equality Strategy - EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy - EU Gender Action Plan IV - European Communication on Humanitarian Aid - European Commission recommendation on harmful practices - European Commission annual report on rule of law - Global Health Resilience Initiative - European Parliament annual report on human rights and democracy in the world - European Parliament annual report on fundamental rights in the EU - European Parliament report on gender inequalities in health - European Parliament annual report on the EU’s priorities at the Commission on the Status of Women - Implementation of EU Directive on the Union code relating to medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/83/EC and Directive 2009/35/EC - Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2025/327 of 11 February 2025 on the European Health Data Space and amending Directive 2011/24/EU and Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 - My Voice, My Choice European Citizens’ Initiative
Communication Activities
For the Center for Reproductive Rights’ publications and submissions, please see: https://reproductiverights.org/resources/center-reproductive-rights-advocating-srhr-european-union-council-europe/ For the Center's Europe X handle, please see: @ReproRightsEUR For the Center’s Europe Bluesky handle please see: @reprorightseur.bsky.social
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Africa Reproductive Rights Initiative (ARRI) ASTRA Central and Eastern European Women’s Network for Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Health Webpage: http://www.astra.org.pl/ Coalición de Derechos Humanos de las Américas Human Rights and Democracy Network Webpage: https://www.hrdn.eu/ Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises (IAWG) Webpage: http://iawg.net/ South Asia Reproductive Justice and Accountability Initiative (SARJAI)
Organisation Members
N/A
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.