Romania
April 7, 2025
Interview with a Midwife: In Romania, Abortion Care Access is Slipping Away
Romania has a deeply disturbing history of interfering with women’s reproductive rights. Behind the Iron Curtain, abortion as well as birth control was deeply restricted from 1966 until the government fell – with the USSR – in 1989. During this time, roughly 10,000 women and girls died after they were forced to resort to unsafe abortion; some experts believe the real figure is much higher.
- LGBT Rights
How Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights Are Part of the Authoritarian PlaybookSeptember 6, 2022
Commentary
Deputy Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights ProgramPublished in:Advocate - LGBT Rights
Romania — Latest EU Hotspot in Backlash Against LGBT RightsJune 13, 2022
Commentary
Specialist, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights ProgramPublished in:EU Observer
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“It’s Happening Even Without You Noticing”
Increasing Barriers to Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Romania
- August 1, 2006 Report
"Life Doesn't Wait"
Romania’s Failure to Protect and Support Children and Youth Living with HIV
- January 1, 1998 Report
Public Scandals: Sexual Orientation and Criminal Law in Romania
News
- October 2, 2023 Statement
Romania: Action Lagging on Access to Abortion, Sex Education
HRW Oral Statement - Item 6 Universal Periodic Review Outcome Adoption - HRC54
- December 17, 2020 Dispatches
Romanian Court Slams Law Banning Discussion of Gender in Education
Law Curtailed Rights to Freedom of Expression, Health, Non-discrimination
- October 3, 2018 Dispatches
Cynical Romanian Referendum Tries to Redefine ‘Family’
Activists Encourage Voters to Stay Away from Polls That ‘Legitimize Hatred’
- July 30, 2018 Commentary
From the Americas to the Far East, Courts Are Advancing LGBT Rights
- June 7, 2018 Dispatches
Court Ruling Upholds Right of Same-Sex Couple to Live in Romania
Romania Should Rescind Discrimination Against Gay Spouse
- May 31, 2018 News Release
Lithuania/Romania: Ruling Highlights CIA Torture Complicity
European Governments Should Investigate Grave Violations
- January 24, 2018 Commentary
For LGBT Rights, 2018 Will Be the Year of the Courts
- January 13, 2018 Dispatches
Can an EU Country Forbid You from Being with Your Spouse?
What Happens When a Government Does Not Recognize Your Same-Sex Marriage
- November 20, 2017 Commentary
Marriage Discrimination Goes Global
As LGBT Couples Secure Rights, Opponents Campaign to Water Them Down
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