Victories

Mexico Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion

September 11, 2023 Victories

In a major victory for reproductive rights, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled to decriminalize abortion on the federal level on September 6, 2023....

FDA Approves First OTC Birth Control Pill

July 13, 2023 Victories

On July 13, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Opill, a progestin-only birth control pill (POP), for over-the-counter (OTC) use. This news, coming after nearly two decades of advocacy and research by the Free the Pill coalition, means the United States will join over 100 countries where…...

CEDAW Committee Adopts General Recommendation on Indigenous Women and Girls

October 26, 2022 Victories

On October 26, 2022, the Committee of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Again Women (or CEDAW) adopted a General Recommendation (39) on Indigenous Women and Girls....

CEDAW Committee Preparing General Recommendation on Indigenous Women

May 31, 2022 Victories

Indigenous women’s groups and their allies including several Channel grantee partners (the International Indigenous Women’s Forum or FIMI, JASS, and WHRI) have been waging an advocacy campaign for several years for a General Recommendation (GR) on Indigenous women and girls....

WLP’s Partner in Morocco Fights for Women’s Equal Land Rights

April 22, 2022 Victories

Since 2007, Channel partner the Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) has been working on collective land issues with L’Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM) and the Soulaliyates, rural tribal women in Morocco. Over the years, this collaboration has resulted in advocacy campaigns, communications workshops, provincial and national land reforms, and…...

Causa Justa activists in front of the Constitutional Court (Credit: Alejandra Parra / Women's Link Worldwide)

Colombia Decriminalizes Abortion

February 22, 2022 Victories

On February 21, 2022, the Constitutional Court of Colombia ruled to expand the rights of women and girls to obtain safe, legal abortions. This ruling represents a clumination of over 15 years of work by Channel partner Women’s Link Worldwide and local partners in the region. ...

Indigenous women outside of Guatemala's highest court holding handmade signs

Indigenous Women in Guatemala Win Landmark Sexual Assault Case

January 27, 2022 Victories

On January 24, 2022, Guatemala’s highest court convicted five men for the rape of 36 Indigenous Maya Achi women during the height of the country’s civil war in the 1980s. This landmark victory comes as a result of mobilizing by the women affected with the support of Channel partner the…...

Six representatives of Indigenous communities sitting at a table in front of a projector for Cultural Survival press conference

Cultural Survival Celebrates Court Win for Indigenous Peoples in Guatemala

January 20, 2022 Victories

On December 17, 2021, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ruled that Guatemala was in violation of the rights to freedom of expression of Indigenous peoples. Channel partner Cultural Survival held a press conference to clarify the importance of this ruling and celebrate....

MONES SHW Coalition carrying a banner at a protest

MONES Advocacy Leads to Change in Mongolian Labor Law

January 3, 2022 Victories

On June 24, 2021, Article 7, which prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace (SHW), was approved without any revisions by the Mongolian Parliament as part of a revised version of the country’s Labor Law, marking a major win for long time Channel grantee partner the Mongolian Women’s Fund (or MONES)....

Channel Grantees Collaborate on Disability Inclusion

December 22, 2021 Victories

Recognizing a need to be more inclusive of women with disabilities, Channel partner World Pulse invited fellow grantees Mobility International USA (MIUSA) and Women Enabled International (WEI) to engage with them through an initiative aimed at inclusive excellence starting in 2020. ...

Mexico Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion

FDA Approves First OTC Birth Control Pill

CEDAW Committee Adopts General Recommendation on Indigenous Women and Girls

CEDAW Committee Preparing General Recommendation on Indigenous Women

WLP’s Partner in Morocco Fights for Women’s Equal Land Rights

Colombia Decriminalizes Abortion

Indigenous Women in Guatemala Win Landmark Sexual Assault Case

Cultural Survival Celebrates Court Win for Indigenous Peoples in Guatemala

MONES Advocacy Leads to Change in Mongolian Labor Law

Channel Grantees Collaborate on Disability Inclusion

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