Conservative anti-rights sectors operate articulately and strategically. They are permeant in public institutions, politics, the media, and increasingly, social networks and digital platforms.
Feminist organizations and the entire ecosystem defending the human rights of historically discriminated populations must make cooperation the heart of our working method. Alliances provide a diversity of perspectives and experiences that enrich strategies and narratives.
We believe in the power of our alliances with organizations, activists, and communities. Building trust, understanding the contexts and realities of the communities, respecting their cultural matrices, and recognizing their needs are necessary bases for solid alliances. Even if successful, these alliances are essential for the litigation’s scope.
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The Causa Justa movement, which brings together more than 100 feminist organizations, achieved the decriminalization of abortion until the 24th week in Colombia. This achievement, of which we are proud to have been a part, is a historic victory for the right to abortion and makes Colombia the country with one of the most advanced legislations in Latin America and the Caribbean. We continue to be part of Causa Justa, sharing the goal of achieving the social decriminalization of abortion.
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In Kenya, we work for JMM’s mother and FIDA Kenya before the Supreme Court of Kenya, advocating for legal and safe abortions, especially for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. JMM was a young woman who was raped, became pregnant, and lost her life after an unsafe abortion. The Court found that withdrawing the 2012 Standards and Guidelines to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality and the National Training Curriculum had been arbitrary and unlawful, effectively reinstating them. It also concluded that abortion is permitted for survivors of sexual violence, classified post-abortion care as emergency care, and awarded JMM’s mother compensation for the violation of her daughter’s sexual and reproductive rights.
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We partnered with the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras and the Broad Movement for Dignity and Justice to accompany the Lenca and Tolupán indigenous peoples in the presentation of a friend of the court before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights within the framework of the Advisory Opinion on Human Rights and Climate Emergency requested by Chile and Colombia. Together with these indigenous peoples, we are developing a concept of intersectional justice, which links reproductive, racial, and climate justice and records the disproportionate impacts of the climate crisis on their communities.
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The investigation into the conditions of Moroccan workers in the Spanish strawberry fields revealed systematic abuses against women in the selection criteria of workers in Morocco and working conditions in Spain. We used this information to represent affected women and collaborate with local feminist organizations, prompting UN-led statements to the governments and companies involved.
