Research Findings

The Future in the Mirror: Constructing and De-Constructing Strategies for the Defense and Promotion of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

"…a human rights lens underscores that death from pregnancy-related causes is not 'natural,' but rather a product of social priorities and policy decisions…"

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Surviving Pregnancy and Childbirth: An International Human Right (Arabic)

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Security on Whose Terms? If Men and Women Were Equal

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Investing for Life: Making the Link Between Public Spending and the Reduction of Maternal Mortality

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Background Paper of the Task Force on Child Health and Maternal Health

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Women Who Die Needlessly: Maternal Mortality as a Human Rights Issue

Chapter from Reproductive Health and Rights: Reaching the Hardly Reached.

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Shifting Visions: "Delegation" Policies and the Building of a "Rights-Based" Approach to Maternal Mortality

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Maternal Mortality as a Human Rights and Gender Issue

Chapter from the book Reproductive Health, Gender and Human Rights: A Dialogue.

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Advancing Safe Motherhood through Human Rights

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Maternal Mortality as a Human Rights Issue: Measuring Compliance with International Treaty Obligations

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