Manila, May 8, 2017 – As the Philippine government presents before the United Nation Human Rights Council’s (UN HRC) during its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva, Switzerland, questions will be raised by UN member states and observers on the government’s compliance with its...
Watch our UN CSW 61 side event at the Netherlands Mission in New York held on March 20, 2017. Read more about the details of the event here: Pushing Boundaries: Advancing Safe Abortion Advocacy in Restrictive Settings...
We have Nisha Varia, advocacy director of Human Rights Watch's women's rights division, as our guest. We discuss the Global Gag Rule and how it will affect the lives of women worldwide. We also talk about abortion as a human right....
Let's say you are a college freshman. In your desire to earn your degree faster, you've taken as many units as you can for the incoming semester. You come from a middle-class family. You have 3 other siblings whose food, shelter, clothing and education your...
Pinsan member, Sarah-Jane Biton presented an oral statement on behalf of the Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) at the 61st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on March 20, 2017. View the video here at 1:48:06. Here's the content of the...
The premise of female empowerment is to grant women the same freedoms and privileges that men enjoy. There was a time when women were relegated to the home, while their husbands had the freedom to pursue chosen careers. There was a time when women were...
EnGendeRights has just published policy briefs and several fact sheets with the support of Pinsan (Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network). The first policy brief, "Access to Safe and Legal Abortion and Post-Abortion Care Can Save Filipino Women’s Lives", discusses the impact of a lack of access...
Hosts: Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN and WGNRR. While substantial progress was made towards MDG 5 (reducing maternal mortality and ensuring universal access to reproductive health), limited access to safe and legal abortion services...
We are the Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network (PINSAN). We stand in solidarity with our allies in the US and around the world who are participating in the Women's March on Washington. We, too, believe in reproductive freedom and echo their call to oppose "any...
The Sept. 28 Global Day of Action for Safe and Legal Abortion aims to end abortion stigma and gender stereotypes that perpetuate the suffering of women from all kinds of backgrounds. This diversity is highlighted by this year’s theme, “Step Into Our Shoes.” “People like...