Carmen Barroso | 3-12-2013
ONE UN New York Hotel | New York City
I am always delighted to gather with trusted colleagues and new friends dedicated to securing women’s rights. But it saddens me that once again, we are here to discuss an egregious human rights violation that continues to plague our communities around... READ MORE
Lucella Campbell | 7-21-2012
Pompano Complex | St. Mary, Jamaica
“Adults just see us as problems to be controlled, not as thinking people to be respected. If that could change, so much would change.”
Those were the words of a young man in Guyana a couple of months ago as I went through the exercise of identifying what were... READ MORE
Carmen Barroso | 6-24-2012
Woodrow Wilson Center International Center for Scholars | Washington, DC
Only a few decades ago, development and environmental policies seemed incompatible with reproductive rights, and the two movements were at odds. I remember years ago in the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, we tried out a... READ MORE
Carmen Barroso | 6-5-2012
Maternal Health in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Unfinished Agenda | Mexico City, Mexico
¿Quousque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra? Or, in English: How long, o Catiline, will you abuse our patience?
Any chance any of you have studied Latin? I have. My parents insisted that Latin... READ MORE
Carmen Barroso | 5-24-2012
International Parliamentarians’ Conference on the Implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development | Istanbul, Turkey
Let me start by describing a scenario you may find familiar:
The opposition is pulling out all stops in fighting basic sexual... READ MORE
