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

[Claudio Schuftan]

   From:    tanya at wgnrr.org
   To All Defenders of the Right to Health, Defenders of Sexual
and Reproductive Rights and Justice& Defenders of Women’s Human Rights:

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!” (attached/download:
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www.wgnrr.org/sites/default/files/May28_International%20Day%20of%20Action%20for%20Womens%20Health_0.pdf
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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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