PHM-Exch> FW: Mobilise On May 28th! Sexual and Reproductive Rights are Human Rights

[nadia van der linde]

 Subject: Mobilise On May 28th! Sexual and Reproductive Rights are Human  Rights

 
 To All Defenders of Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Justice, Defenders
 of Women’s Human Rights & Defenders of the Right to Health:
 
 May 28th, the International Day of Action for Women’s Health is fast
 approaching. Join thousands of people around the world in celebration of
 this day, to defend reproductive and sexual rights as universal,
 indivisible human rights and mobilise for reproductive justice. Why take
 action this year?
 
 *BECAUSE sexual and reproductive rights continue to be denied within
 international, regional and national forums, while those who exercise
 these rights- including lesbian/gay/bi/trans/queer communities – are
 persecuted and even subjected to the death penalty.

 *BECAUSE abortion services, abortion providers and midwives performing
 homebirths are increasingly criminalised.
 
 * BECAUSE health initiatives continue to subject marginalised women - and
 in particular, those who are living with HIV/AIDS - to coercive
 contraceptive ‘counseling sessions’ and sterilisation operations without
 full consent.
 
 *BECAUSE religious, political and economic extremisms that promote
 patriarchal, conservative, and exclusionary ideologies, while normalizing
 violations of the rights to bodily autonomy and to freedom from sexual
 violence, are on the rise.
 
 * BECAUSE there are increasing incidences of femicide and brutal ‘honour
 killings’ worldwide.
 
 * BECAUSE hope remains alive in the advances made in some national and
 international contexts.
 
 We hope you will join us on May 28th in a coordinated call to defend
 sexual and reproductive rights!
 
 For more details about the challenges ahead, victories to celebrate and
 community mobilisation ideas, check out the 2011 May 28th  Call to Action
 by the Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights: “Sexual and
 Reproductive Rights are Human Rights!  Defend and Mobilise for
 Reproductive Justice!”
 
 The growing list of events being organised worldwide on May 28th is posted
 and updated online at www.wgnrr.org
 If you haven’t already contacted WGNRR to let us know the actions your
 organisation will be taking don’t hesitate to be in touch:
 -If you’re in Africa, email: nondo at wgnrr.org
 -If you’re in Asia or the Pacific, email: bing at wgnrr.org
 -If you’re in Europe, email: corine at wgnrr.org
 -If you’re in the Americas, email: irina at wgnrr.org
 For general campaign related questions, email office at wgnrr.org.
 
 In Solidarity ~ For Reproductive, Sexual and Gender Justice,
 WGNRR Campaigns Team

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