• Libya: Transitional Government Should Support Victims
    Press release
    Sep 19, 2011
    The National Transitional Council (NTC), the de facto authority that controls most of Libya, should investigate allegations of sexual violence perpetrated during the Libyan armed conflict and provide medical services, treatment, and support for survivors. Heads of state from the group of countries who have pledged to support Libya as it moves toward democratization – the so-called Friends of Libya – are gathering this week at the United Nations to discuss the future of the country.
  • Germany/Saudi Arabia: Don’t Sell Out on Human Rights
    Press release
    Jul 8, 2011
    Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany should consider the political signals her government is sending to Saudi Arabia before approving a deal to sell 200 German-made tanks to the kingdom. Saudi Arabia has a dismal human rights record and has deployed forces to Bahrain to help suppress pro-democracy protests there.
  • Health and human rights of women imprisoned in Zambia
    Journal Article
    Jun 22, 2011
    The healthcare needs and general experience of women in detention in sub-Saharan Africa are rarely studied and poorly understood. A mixed-methods study was conducted including in-depth interviews with 38 adult female prisoners and 21 prison officers in four Zambian prisons to assess the health and human rights concerns of female detainees. Key informant interviews with 46 officials from government and non-governmental organizations and a legal and policy review were also conducted.
  • Saudi Arabia: Free Woman Who Dared to Drive
    Press release
    May 23, 2011
    King Abdullah should immediately order the release of Manal al-Sharif, who was arrested on the morning of May 22, 2011, after she defied the kingdom's de facto ban on driving by women.
  • US: Comments Submitted to Department of Justice on Proposed Standards to End Prison Rape
    Commentary
    Apr 4, 2011
    The standards authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act must provide clear and effective national guidelines to keep adults and juveniles in confinement safe from sexual abuse. That prison rape has been as prevalent as it is reflects the failure of correctional agencies to take such abuse seriously and to adopt and enforce the policies necessary to end it.
  • Libya: Immediately Release Woman Who Alleged Rape
    Press release
    Mar 28, 2011
    The Libyan government should immediately release Eman al-‘Obeidy, the Libyan woman who accused government forces of raping her last week in Tripoli, and allow her family and international media to confirm independently that she is free and safe.
  • Violence Against Cambodia’s Sex Workers
    Media spotlight
    Dec 1, 2010
    Large bruises were still visible on Nika's face and body. The week before, she had been brutally beaten by municipal security guards in a public park. She had been talking on her cell phone and didn't hear them when they told her to "move."
  • Syria: Transfer Women Out of Male Prison
    Press release
    Nov 12, 2010
    Syria's prison authorities should immediately transfer women detained in the predominantly male `Adra prison to a facility for women. The authorities are holding at least 12 women among an estimated 7,000 men.
  • Syria: Transfer Women Out of Male Prison
    Press release
    Nov 12, 2010
    Syria's prison authorities should immediately transfer women detained in the predominantly male `Adra prison to a facility for women. The authorities are holding at least 12 women among an estimated 7,000 men
  • US: Immigration Detainees at Risk of Sexual Abuse
    Press release
    Aug 25, 2010
    The US government needs to strengthen its protection of people in immigration detention to prevent sexual abuse and to ensure justice for victims.