Latin America

In Latin America, we support several organizations and networks in Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Guatemala, and Uruguay working to improve women’s and young people’s health at the community level and influence relevant policies at the country level. We also support regional networks and select groups in other countries whose cutting-edge work has the potential to advance women’s and young people’s health and rights throughout the region.

Meet Our Partner: Centro Feminista de Estudos e Assessoria (CFEMEA)

Guacira Oliveria of Centro Feminista de Estudos e Assessoria in Brazil speaks about the challenges of advocating for women's and human rights in a newly conservative political climate.

Partner: Centro de Promocion y Defensa de los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos (PROMSEX)

Founded in 2005, PROMSEX is a leading player in the field of sexual and reproductive rights and health in Peru and Latin America. The organization aims to ensure access to safe and legal abortion, promote sexual and reproductive health and rights, ensure access to modern family planning methods, and prevent violence based on gender or sexual orientation.

Argentina’s Feminist Movement Edges Closer to Expanded Abortion Rights

By Shena Cavallo
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March 21, 2018

A newly proposed bill to decriminalize abortion has renewed the hopes of feminist activists in the country, and could be a sign of a broader shift in public opinion on abortion across Latin America.

IWHC Files Amicus Brief in Case Countering Full Abortion Ban

March 9, 2018

The brief argues in favor of decriminalization of abortion in Brazil in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and was filed on March 8, International Women’s Day, with Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court.

Strength in Numbers: Argentina’s Women’s Movement

By Shena Cavallo
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November 22, 2017

Argentinean feminists remain at the forefront of the Latin American movement to end gender-based violence. In mid-October, more than 70,000 activists and advocates gathered to discuss a range of women’s issues at the Encuentro Nacional de Mujeres.

Abortion Laws Liberalizing in Latin America, But Implementation is Slow

By Jessie Clyde
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September 25, 2017

Last month's progress on abortion rights in Chile is one of several examples of reproductive rights advances taking place in Latin American countries, and a trend in the liberalization of abortion laws in the region over two decades.

A Rapid Response to Zika in Brazil

By IWHC Staff
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September 6, 2017

In 2016, Zika caused a public health crisis in Brazil; thankfully, women’s groups have a long history in Brazil, and they were well poised to take up the charge.