The inclusion of sexual and reproductive rights on the global agendas was a reaction to the women’s movements around the world, reclaiming control over their sexuality and the refusal of male violence, including rape, sexual violence in war, murders of “honour”, ​​female genital mutilation, prenatal sex selection and femicide. Even if important human rights instruments concerning women and sexual and reproductive rights were settled in the 1970’s, following significant social contestation, only in the last decade of the 20th century these rights were explicitly mentioned in the international human rights conventions. Encompassing gender and sexuality in the national or local agendas have always been subject to major resistances. Sexual rights in particular, including those affecting sexual minorities, or even abortion rights, have faced a persistent antagonism throughout the world, making it difficult to implement the most inclusive agendas. These vivid national or local reactions led to most legal approaches to human reproduction at the international level being conducted within the framework of health. Currently, sexual and reproductive rights are defined as the right to have a responsible, safe and satisfactory sexual and reproductive life, as well as to control and decide on its realization.