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Tomorrow in Brazil, groups that advocate for the rights of transgender women and men will gather for 41 actions in 22 states [...]

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In Brazil, where abortion is illegal under most circumstances, a pioneer domiciliary survey has revealed that one out of seven urban women [...]

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We are delighted to announce that Maria Lucia Lopes de Oliveira, of IWHC’s Brazilian partner Cunhã Coletivo Feminista, has just won the [...]

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In Brazil, abortion is a crime in most circumstances, including when the woman is carrying an anencephalic fetus – a fetus whose [...]

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On June 2nd, 2009, Brazil’s House of Representatives approved a bill that recognizes the right of incarcerated adolescents to conjugal visits. The [...]

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Recently Denise Hirao, IWHC’s Program Officer for Latin America, interviewed Debora Diniz, IWHC Board member and Executive Director of the Institute on [...]

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The Pope Condom

by Audacia Ray on April 2, 2009

in HIV/AIDS and Other STIs

One of IWHC’s Brazilian partners sent us this picture – apparently they’re selling like hot cakes in France as a means of [...]

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Our Brazilian partners from the organization Grupo Curumim recently rallied around a young girl who became pregnant as the result of rape. [...]

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I’ve been spending Sunday and Monday in San Francisco at the second annual Sex::Tech – Focus on Youth conference, which attracts non-profit, [...]

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Grupo Curumim is a feminist and anti-racist organization which aims to strengthen women´s citizenship in all phases of their lives by promoting [...]

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