Amicus Curiae Regarding Access to Abortion in Colombia

Washington, D.C., January 30, 2020 Honorable Alejandro Linares Cantillo Justice of the Constitutional Court of Colombia Bogotá, D.C. – Colombia Case: D-13255 Subject: Human Rights Watch amicus curiae brief Introduction Human Rights Watch has the honor of submitting this amicus curiae brief to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Colombia (Constitutional Court) in connection with case D-13255, which discusses the prohibition of abortion. Human Rights Watch urges the Court to take international human rights law, and authoritative interpretations of how it applies to abortion, into account.…

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