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Caitlin Mitchell

Peruvian TV Station Refuses to Take Racist Caricatures Off the Air

by Caitlin Mitchell on September 2, 2010

in Latin America and the Carribean

Earlier this summer, we blogged about our Peruvian partner LUNDÚ, who have been working on a campaign to protest racist portrayals on [...]

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Peru Reinstates Free Distribution of Emergency Contraception After WHO Asserts that EC Does Not Cause Abortion

by Caitlin Mitchell on April 22, 2010

in Latin America and the Carribean

Peru has reinstituted the free distribution of emergency contraception (EC) in the country’s public health facilities. Although EC had previously been accessible [...]

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Youth Face Barriers to Access at UN Commission on the Status of Women

by Caitlin Mitchell on March 16, 2010

in Commission on the Status of Women,Latin America and the Carribean,United Nations,Youth Health and Rights

Organizations such as the International Women’s Health Coalition and International Planned Parenthood Federation-Western Hemisphere Region recognize the importance of youth participation in [...]

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