Lois Whitman

The Center for Reproductive Rights, Inc. has used the law to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental human right that all governments are legally obligated to protect, respect, and fulfill. They attorneys have boldly used legal and human rights tools to create this world. They are the only global legal advocacy organization dedicated to reproductive rights, with expertise in both U.S. constitutional and international human rights law. They groundbreaking cases before national courts, United Nations committees, and regional human rights bodies have expanded access to reproductive healthcare, including birth control, safe abortion, prenatal and obstetric care, and unbiased information. They influence the law outside the courtroom as well, documenting abuses, working with policymakers to promote progressive measures, and fostering legal scholarship and teaching on reproductive health and human rights. The company is headquartered in New York, NY

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) protects human health by protecting human rights. It fights to stop torture, disappearances and political killings and to improve hygiene conditions in prisons. The current projects of the company include the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines, Health Action AIDS Campaign, PHR Asylum Network, Health and Justice for Youth and Colleagues at Risk. The company was founded in 1986 by Jonathan Fine and is headquartered in New York, NY.