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Dear friend,
This summer, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights—the highest judicial body for human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean—ruled to protect schoolgirls from sexual violence and harassment in our landmark case, Paola Guzmán Albarracín v. Ecuador. This decision came 18 years after Paola, then a 16-year-old student, took her own life after repeated abuse from her school's vice-principal.
Today, on International Day of the Girl, we celebrate this long-sought victory and its far-reaching impact in protecting thousands of girls from sexual violence in Latin America and the Caribbean. We also want to honor and thank Paola's mother, Doña Petita Albarracin, who has spent all those years tirelessly fighting for justice for her daughter and for the rights of students in the region.
Join us by signing your name in our message to Paola's mother today.
This ruling is an important step in ensuring that women's and girls' fundamental human rights are recognized and respected around the world, but our work protecting reproductive rights is far from over.
On International Day of the Girl, we want to thank you for standing with us and making a difference in the lives of women and girls around the world.
In solidarity,
Center for Reproductive Rights
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