HRC36 Panel: We Persist – Using human rights law and standards to advance the right to access safe and legal abortion

In support of the September 28 Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, the Sexual Rights Initiative is organising an event during the 36th regular session of the Human Rights Council.

The event will highlight the ways in which States, civil society, the UN system, and others can use human rights law and standards to advance the right to access safe and legal abortion. It is intended that this exchange of practices and experiences will inspire further action and collaboration among States, development partners, and civil society towards realising abortion related rights for all.

Moderator

Lucinda O’Hanlon, Adviser on Women’s Rights, Women’s Rights and Gender Section, OHCHR

Speakers

H.E. Martha Maurás Perez, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Chile to the UN

Ronald Johnson, Scientist, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, WHO

Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng, Vice Chairperson, Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition, South Africa

Julánia Armando Langa, Legal Advisor, Cabinet of the Minister of Health, Mozambique

*Simultaneous interpretation will be available in Spanish and Portuguese

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