What should you do when your child is in hospital and you as a parent don't want to be separated from them? To help answer this questio, we've partnered with the civic association Iniciatíva žien Prešov (Women's Initiative Prešov) to bring you a practical tool. This...
In February, Women's Circles joined 170 organisations from across the EU in signing an open letter to the European Commission. Together, we are calling on the Commission to take concrete action on the My Voice, My Choice European Citizens' Initiative. The initiative...
Women's Circles, along with Fenestra and the Center for Civil and Human Rights, gave a shadow report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. The shadow report draws attention to the shortcomings and discrimination of women in Slovakia...
Childbirth-Rights-Pandemic: Monitoring Report on Violations of the Human Rights of Womenin the Provision of Childbirth Care in Healthcare Facilities in SlovakiaDuring the COVID-19 Pandemic Authors: Janka Debrecéniová, Miroslava Kotríková Rašmanová, Lýdia Marošiová...
In early March 2020, Slovakia reported the first cases of COVID-19. The response of the Slovak government was a rapid one. On 12 March 2020, the government declared a state of an extraordinary situation. On 15 March 2020 the government declared a state of emergency....
Women's circles is a grassroot organization that was founded in 2011 by women to fight for women's rights in childbirth in Slovakia. https://youtu.be/_9WxxYEMrVw
Observers are especially worried about the proposal to prolong the required waiting time for abortion. Záborská originally proposed 96 instead of the current 48 hours, but later settled for what she calls a compromise of 72 hours. Under the proposed rules, it would...
The need to protect human life before birth contradicts a woman’s right to safe and legal abortion. Kriskova told Byline Times that the language reflects the “Eighth Amendment in Ireland that banned abortion. We know from Ireland, from Poland, from the...
BRATISLAVA, 29 October 2020. Slovak non-governmental organisations Občan, demokracia a zodpovednosť (Citizen, Democracy and Accountability (CDA)) and Ženské kruhy (Women’s Circles) warn of the increasing number of violations of the human rights of women and newborns...
From the UK to Ukraine, women are forced to endure traumatic reproductive health procedures without adequate pain relief because their pain "is not possible" or not important enough to prevent. In some cases this leads to torn uteruses and PTSD.(This article was...
