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Building bridges for Claiming Women’s Rights in Mexico: the Paulina case

Building bridges for Claiming Women’s Rights in Mexico: the Paulina case . Ximena Andión Ibañez AWID Conference , Cape Town, 2008 . The Paulina Case . 13 year old girl raped No access to Emergency Contraception Under the law access to an abortion

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Building bridges for Claiming Women’s Rights in Mexico: the Paulina case

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  1. Building bridges for Claiming Women’s Rights in Mexico: the Paulina case Ximena Andión Ibañez AWID Conference, Cape Town, 2008

  2. The Paulina Case • 13 yearoldgirlraped • No accesstoEmergencyContraception • Underthelawaccesstoanabortion • Authoritites use varioustacticstodeterherfromaccesingabortion • Shewascoercedtocontinuepregnancytoterm • Case waspresentednationalauthorities

  3. Strategy • Litigation (addedvaluetootherstrategies) • Decide theforum: Inter-American Human Rights System • Partners : AlaideFoppa, Grupo de Información en Reproducción Elegida (GIRE) and Center forReproductiveRights

  4. Relevance of the case • Friendly settlement: recognition of responsibility and reparations • First time a Latin American government recognize abortion as a human right • First time Inter-American Commission deals with this issue • Contribute to other changes and debates

  5. Lessons learned and challenges • Litigation and using international human rights mechanisms has proven effective to advance women’s rights • Developing partnerships between local, national and international organizations is a powerful strategy • Developing strategies across and within movements is complex • Partnerships: clear of the role of each organization, respect, communication

  6. Lessons learned and challenges • Some challenges: • Implementation of decisions • Translation of the decisions in tools for social change • Ensure that these decisions and processes are strengthening the movements • Building alliances with other movements • Opposition forces: Catholic Church

  7. What seem impossible is possible if we believe in the power of movements!

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