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Sexual rights are human rights! CerviHealth is creating a new generation sexual rights advocates! (108 advocates so far … not that we’re counting 😉) Sexual rights cover a whole host of topics. How much time do you have? Not long? That’s alright! Here are 3 elements of sexual rights that CerviHealth covers during our interactive sessions: 1. The right to participation. You have the right to participate in decisions that affect your sexual health and well-being. 2. The right to health. You have the right to access to sexual and reproductive health services, information, and education. 3. The right to personal autonomy. You have the right to make autonomous decisions about your own body and have these decisions recognised and respected by law. From Argentina through to Zambia, governments must provide comprehensive, non-discriminatory, evidence-based, scientifically accurate and age appropriate education. 😮💨 A bit of a mouthful, but it’s👏international👏law👏! Feel free to reach out to us at info@cervihealth.co.uk or check out our website (https://lnkd.in/eBtMZHv4) if you feel that your organisation, place of work or even group of pals would benefit from a sexual rights 101 from a CerviHealth consultant!

💘 The new Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study International Report reveals key insights into adolescent #sexualhealth across Europe, Central Asia, and Canada. Discover trends in sexual initiation, condom use, and contraceptive pill use among 15-year-olds. 📊 The report was led by András Költő and co-authored by Saoirse Nic Gabhainn and Olivia Lennox, three of our own colleagues at University of Galway - College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences; and Margreet de Looze (Utrecht University), Atle Jåstad (University of Bergen), and Dorothy Currie (University of St Andrews). ➡ Read the full report and join the conversation on how we can improve adolescent sexual health: bit.ly/hbsc-vol5 #adolescenthealth

📢 NOW OUT! Special sexual and reproductive health and rights (#SRHR) edition of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization     📖Explore articles on a broad range of #sexualhealth topics affecting people in all their diversity across various life stages. Expert contributions highlight how sexual health is vital to individual dignity, overall well-being and socio-economic development of communities and countries. Several priorities for advancing sexual health include: 🔹Strengthening #umanrights approaches and frameworks  🔹Putting in place self-care interventions  🔹Expanding knowledge on topics such as sexual orientation, #maternalhealth, harmful #gender norms, #menstruation, mpox, gender expression and sex characteristics.      Collectively, contributions in this edition indicate the need for broader, people-centred approaches focusing on sexual empowerment and addressing social and commercial determinants of sexual health. 👉 Read the news story: https://bit.ly/4g8kjpY 

Join this call for #SocialMediaCompanies to improve Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Content Moderation Practices in this link SMEX

On #WorldSexualHealthDay, let’s talk about why comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is a cornerstone of reproductive rights. CSE provides: ⭐Support through the physical and emotional changes of puberty and adolescence ⭐Tools to understand and advocate for personal and others' boundaries ⭐Guidance for developing respectful and consensual relationships ⭐The knowledge and skills to make healthy, informed choices about sex High-quality sexuality education leads to positive health outcomes, including delaying sexual activity for teens and practicing safer sex, while reducing the risks of violence, exploitation, and abuse. Sexual health is a fundamental aspect of reproductive rights; it empowers individuals to make informed decisions about their bodies and their futures and set safe, healthy boundaries. With kids hitting puberty younger and younger, its more crucial than ever that age-appropriate CSE be available for kids starting in elementary school. But 2024 has seen an alarming increase in restrictive bills aimed at eliminating CSE from schools. Why? Well, because it's a lot easier to control people if they don't understand their own bodies or their choices. What do you wish you had learned in school about sex, sexuality, or your body?'

'What will it take to ensure the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of transgender populations across the globe?' This question is addressed in a roundtable discussion, which was a result of a research symposium: In Transition: Gender [Identity], Law & Global Health. On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, we urge you to read the insights and recommendations from this discussion here: https://lnkd.in/d6sTb9Zz #IDAHOBIT2024

Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) remains a crucial topic worldwide, with polarized opinions from parents, teachers, religious leaders, and politicians. In Africa, topics like abortion, contraceptives, and sexual orientation often face backlash, seen as eroding children's innocence. Yet, CSE is crucial for addressing high rates of HIV/AIDS and unintended pregnancies. This policy brief sheds light on CSE's importance and misrepresentation in Africa, urging a culturally sensitive approach to adolescent reproductive health education.     Get full article here: https://lnkd.in/eKJxxYpe   #CSE #ReproductiveHealth #EducationReform 

Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) remains a crucial topic worldwide, with polarized opinions from parents, teachers, religious leaders, and politicians. In Africa, topics like abortion, contraceptives, and sexual orientation often face backlash, seen as eroding children's innocence. Yet, CSE is crucial for addressing high rates of HIV/AIDS and unintended pregnancies. This policy brief sheds light on CSE's importance and misrepresentation in Africa, urging a culturally sensitive approach to adolescent reproductive health education.     Get full article here: https://lnkd.in/eKJxxYpe   #CSE #ReproductiveHealth #EducationReform 

Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) remains a crucial topic worldwide, with polarized opinions from parents, teachers, religious leaders, and politicians. In Africa, topics like abortion, contraceptives, and sexual orientation often face backlash, seen as eroding children's innocence. Yet, CSE is crucial for addressing high rates of HIV/AIDS and unintended pregnancies. This policy brief sheds light on CSE's importance and misrepresentation in Africa, urging a culturally sensitive approach to adolescent reproductive health education.     Get full article here: https://lnkd.in/eKJxxYpe   #CSE #ReproductiveHealth #EducationReform 

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM) invites you to an important webinar on the (mis)use of evidence on Wednesday 20 November 2024 15:00 CET. REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/dyvJ986Q In this online event, we will hear from the authors of the paper 'The (mis)use of evidence in contested rights: the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls’ report on “prostitution and violence”' Susana F., Alice (Ali) Miller, Rupsa Malik, Juan Esteban Restrepo Saldarriaga, Ivana Radačić Maričić and the Global Co-ordinator of The Global Network of Sex Work Projects, Jules Kim. The paper, soon to be published in the SRHM Journal, raises concerns about the basis on which a recent report on ‘prostitution and violence,’ by a UN human rights expert, rests its arguments. In this webinar, the authors will argue that criminal law which makes both the buying and selling of sex a crime hurts the very people who are most at risk, and that ‘trafficking’ is not the same as ‘sex work'. #EvidenceMatters