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The Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) is a coalition of organizations from Canada, Poland, India, Egypt, Argentina and South Africa, that work together to advance human rights related to sexuality at the United Nations.

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UPR Deadlines

UPR 30 stakeholder submission deadline

5 October 2017:

Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Djibouti, Germany, Russia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, and Uzbekistan.

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What’s New
- 2017 Oct 04
  Here's What Happened at the 36th UN Human Rights Council
  The 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council took place from 11-29 September 2017. Below you will find information on some of the key sexual rights related: Resolutions, Oral [...]
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Pregnancy & childbirth complications are the leading cause of death among 15-19 yrs old: Stop child, early & forced marriage #DayoftheGirl pic.twitter.com/lXT7DbnC76

9:49 am · October 11, 2017 ·

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UPR Info

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.@SexualRights calls for introduction of victim protection programme that provides support to victims human trafficking #Presessions #UPR28

9:14 am · October 11, 2017 ·

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.@SexualRights explains unequal access to comprehensive sexuality education for children & adolescents in #Switzerland #Presessions #UPR28

9:14 am · October 11, 2017 ·

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.@SexualRights further discusses barriers to migrant women’s access to sexual & reproductive health #SRHR #Switzerland #Presessions #UPR28

9:14 am · October 11, 2017 ·

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.@SexualRights calls for adoption of action plan to combat discrimination based on different grounds #Presessions #UPR28 #Switzerland pic.twitter.com/YScxXvuxmL

9:14 am · October 11, 2017 ·

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.@SexualRights explains #discrimination against LGBTI persons #GBV, #humantrafficking & sexual exploitation #Switzerland #Presessions #UPR28

9:13 am · October 11, 2017 ·

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AWID

@AWID

This #Sept28 we’re highlighting findings about anti-choice tactics, from the #RightsAtRisk report: bit.ly/OURsReport #IResistWePersist pic.twitter.com/2MCneZyvk3

9:19 am · October 6, 2017 ·

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#Egypt wages unprecedented arrest campaign against individuals based on their perceived sexuality eipr.org/en/press/2017/… @EIPR #SRHR

1:50 pm · October 5, 2017

SRI

@SexualRights

Here’s What Happened at the 36th UN Human Rights Council sexualrightsinitiative.com/20… #HRC36 #SRHR #ProChoice #HumanRights

3:30 pm · October 4, 2017

Action Canada

@action_canada

We Persist! Using #humanrights law & standards to advance the right to access safe&legal abortion youtube.com/watch?v=3NU03s… #ProChoice #HRC36

4:43 pm · October 3, 2017 ·

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Here's what we had to say at the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council! sexualrightsinitiative.com/20… #HRC36 #SRHR #HumanRights pic.twitter.com/tGLonu3kVp

10:49 am · October 2, 2017

Doctors w/o Borders

@MSF_USA

Safe abortion care is a medical need. We treat women with devastating injuries from unsafe abortions every day. bit.ly/2xMSlxz

6:34 pm · September 29, 2017 ·

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SRI

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Press Release: African Court denies civil society access to justice sexualrightsinitiative.com/20… @CoalitionCAL #SRHR #HumanRights

10:54 am · September 29, 2017

UN Human Rights

@UNHumanRights

Safe abortions for all women who need them - not just the rich, say UN experts ow.ly/xWWC30fu6Y1

9:38 am · September 29, 2017 ·

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Ghana speaking against the amendments designed to weaken res on reprisals. #HRC36

7:21 am · September 29, 2017

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The national sexual rights law and policy database is a one-stop-shop for sexual rights related Constitutions, laws and policies.

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UPR Database
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What We’re Saying

SRI

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#Egypt wages unprecedented arrest campaign against individuals based on their perceived sexuality eipr.org/en/press/2017/… @EIPR #SRHR

1:50 pm · October 5, 2017

SRI

@SexualRights

Here’s What Happened at the 36th UN Human Rights Council sexualrightsinitiative.com/20… #HRC36 #SRHR #ProChoice #HumanRights

3:30 pm · October 4, 2017

SRI

@SexualRights

Here's what we had to say at the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council! sexualrightsinitiative.com/20… #HRC36 #SRHR #HumanRights pic.twitter.com/tGLonu3kVp

10:49 am · October 2, 2017

SRI

@SexualRights

Press Release: African Court denies civil society access to justice sexualrightsinitiative.com/20… @CoalitionCAL #SRHR #HumanRights

10:54 am · September 29, 2017

SRI

@SexualRights

Ghana speaking against the amendments designed to weaken res on reprisals. #HRC36

7:21 am · September 29, 2017

SRI

@SexualRights

Important resolution on reprisals against persons cooperating with UN now being considered #HRC36 19 hostile amendments....

6:53 am · September 29, 2017

SRI

@SexualRights

Death Penalty resolution is adopted Yes 27 No 13 Abs 7 #HRC36

4:40 am · September 29, 2017

SRI

@SexualRights

Egypt calls a vote on the Death Penalty res. USA, Iraq, China, Japan, say they are voting against res. Indonesia to abstain #HRC36

4:39 am · September 29, 2017

SRI

@SexualRights

2nd sovereignty amendment to death penalty res by Saudi Arabia REJECTED#HRC36

4:25 am · September 29, 2017

SRI

@SexualRights

Very close vote on sovereignty amendment by Egypt on DP res. 19 No 18 Yes. #HRC36

4:17 am · September 29, 2017

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