*IPPF CHARTER ON SEXUAL AND* *REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS*
Preamble This Charter on Sexual and Reproductive Rights is based on twelve rights that are grounded in core international human rights instruments and additional rights that IPPF believes are implied by them. The Standards section draws heavily on documents that won international consensus at four key UN conferences, which took place between 1993 and 1995, namely the UN World Conference on Human Rights (Vienna, 1993); the UN International Conference on Population and Development (Cairo, 1994); the UN World Summit for Social Development (Copenhagen, 1995); and the UN Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995). The Charter represents IPPF's response to the challenge of interpreting human rights language and applying it to sexual and reproductive health care issues. The classification of specific issues under certain rights represents IPPF's judgement of where each issue should best appear; the listing of any issue under any specific right does not preclude action being taken on that issue under another right. It should be noted that, by their membership in international human rights conventions, states recognize legal duties that arise under international law - many provisions in international conventions quoted in the Charter are obligations that governments have entered into and to which they can be held accountable. IPPF recognizes that rights entail responsibilities, as they apply to both individuals and states. IPPF also recognizes that whereas the existence of these rights – as articulated in international conventions that governments have voluntarily entered into – is indisputable, there is a margin of discretion which can apply to the way in which these rights can be implemented and enjoyed in different settings. IPPF further recognizes the Vienna Declaration Sexual and Reproductive Rights: Charter 5 and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights in 1993, which stated that "All human rights are universal, indivisible and interdependent and interrelated. The international community must treat human rights globally in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing, and with the same emphasis. While the significance of national and regional particularities and various historical, cultural and religious backgrounds must be borne in mind, it is the duty of States, regardless of their political, economic and cultural systems, to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms."1 IPPF recognizes, as stated in the 1993 Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action that "the existence of widespread extreme poverty inhibits the full and effective enjoyment of human rights; its immediate alleviation and eventual elimination must remain a high priority for the international community". IPPF, therefore, recognizes that the Right to Development is a universal and inalienable right and an integral part of fundamental human rights, and that democracy, development and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms are interdependent and mutually reinforcing.2 IPPF also recognizes, in line with the 1986 UN Declaration on the Right to Development (which was reaffirmed in 1994), that "the right to development is an inalienable human right by virtue of which every person and all peoples are entitled to participate in, contribute to, and enjoy economic, social, cultural and political development, in which all human rights and fundamental freedoms can be fully realized".3 IPPF further recognizes, in line with the 1995 Beijing Declaration adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women, that women's empowerment and their full participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society, including participation in the decision-making process and access to power, are fundamental for the achievement of development.4 In reaffirming that the person is the central subject of development, IPPF recognizes the importance of creating a favourable environment in which everyone may enjoy human rights including sexual and reproductive rights. IPPF believes that, while the significance of national and regional particularities and various historical, cultural and religious backgrounds must be borne in mind, it is the purpose of this Charter to promote and protect sexual and reproductive rights and freedoms in all political, economic and cultural systems. 6 The order in which the rights appear within the Charter reflects their relevance to IPPF's mission; no order of magnitude or significance among the various rights is implied:– 1 The Right to Life 2 The Right to Liberty and Security of the Person 3 The Right to Equality, and to be Free from all Forms of Discrimination 4 The Right to Privacy 5 The Right to Freedom of Thought 6 The Right to Information and Education 7 The Right to Choose Whether or Not to Marry and to Found and Plan a Family 8 The Right to Decide Whether or When to Have Children 9 The Right to Health Care and Health Protection 10 The Right to the Benefits of Scientific Progress 11 The Right to Freedom of Assembly and Political Participation 12 The Right to be Free from Torture and Ill Treatment On 23/10/2007, Venugopalan K M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear Johnson, > Posting of these attachments is most welcome and let's hope that > they'll help bringing about meaningful interactions on the theme. > It's high time that the silence about sexuality is cracked. > Regards, > Venu.K.M > My blog: > http://venukm.blogspot.com/ > On 10/23/07, johnson c joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: johnson c joseph < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 22 Oct 2007 15:31 > > Subject: Re: {greenyouth} Re: Discourse On Sex work, On Transcribing The > > Autobiography Of The Invisible & The Voiceless, Yellow And Other Versions Of > > Writing, Etc And Few Challenges In Real Life That Go Beyond Bukish > > Discussions.. . > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Greenyouth <[email protected] > > > > > Dear all Friends,.. > > > > > > > > This posting or questioning the discourse for making a group or > > organization for real and liberal persecutions of sexual freedom or right. > > What is the main intention about this organization I am pointing for helping > > to the sexual minorities people and sexual victims of whole of sexual right. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Sexual Determination and Human Sexual Right.* > > > > * * > > > > *Main Questin :::-- What is Body and Gender????* > > > > * * > > > > * * > > > > *1, What is sexual right?* > > > > * * > > > > *2, Who is the right of our body?* > > > > * * > > > > *3, What is heterosexuality?* > > > > * * > > > > *4, What is Homosexuality (same sexuality).* > > > > * * > > > > *5, How many gender in human world? * > > > > * * > > > > *6, Sex and Law?* > > > > * * > > > > *7, What is the deference between Male –Female – Hem – Fem – Mem ? * > > > > * * > > > > *8, Sex and Society? ( I am changing this question Sex and Moral Mafia) > > * > > > > * * > > > > Dear Murali > > > > > > > > I thank you for your firing word to getting "sexual right…" > > > > > > > > I can't agree more with the sentiments expressed here. > > > > Though there is no law that prevents consenting adults from having > > sexual relations (at least in the case of heterosexuals), the police is too > > clever by half when dealing with such incidents - they invoke existing law > > on immoral trafficking, knowing only too well that the case would be thrown > > out in the first hearing - the deposition of the individuals involved is > > enough. But the 'moral' nature of our society is such that people fear the > > society more in incidents likes these than being punished by a largely > > non-existent law. > > > > We should have had a '"liberalization form the moral mafia"' > > > > > > > > Please read the attached file,,, > > > > > > > > Thanking you > > > > > > > > JOHNSON > > > > Thrissur > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
