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Kelly Castagnaro

In 2004, parliamentarians from 12 countries in West and Central Africa created legislation that criminalized HIV transmission in an attempt to reduce [...]

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“Learn I wasn’t crazy.” This was the response from writer and activist Gloria Steinem when asked about the best thing she had [...]

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This article is part of a series by RH Reality Check in collaboration with EngenderHealth, Guttmacher Institute, the International Women’s Health Coalition, the Fistula Foundation, the United Nations [...]

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  Last week on International Human Rights Day, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon gave a rousing speech calling for tolerance and an [...]

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Each year, from November 25 through December 10, our colleagues unite in calling for an end against violence against women.     It is unbelievable that [...]

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The Center for Reproductive Rights today filed a motion for contempt against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for failing to follow [...]

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Today, over 40 organizations will stage bold actions in 12 countries to promote human rights as part of “One Day, One Struggle,” [...]

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While there is no doubt that gender inequalities, especially the economic and social disempowerment of women and girls, have a significant effect [...]

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Today, the United States announced its intention to make an unprecedented three-year pledge of support to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, [...]

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This morning a special issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine was released, containing a 118 page report on the National Survey [...]

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