Women & Girls

DC Police Should Release Documents

Feb 6, 2013

Comments by the Washington, DC police chief Cathy Lanier reported in the news media suggest that the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) may not have provided documents it was legally obligated to release in response to a freedom of information request and a settlement agreement, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Chief Lanier.
Bangladesh: Discriminatory Family Laws Fuel Female Poverty

Sep 16, 2012

Bangladesh’s discriminatory personal laws on marriage, separation, and divorce trap many women and girls in abusive marriages or drive them into poverty when marriages fall apart. In many cases these laws contribute to homelessness, hunger, and ill-health for divorced or separated women and their children. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have recorded significantly higher levels of food insecurity and poverty among female-headed Bangladeshi households.

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“The Law Was Against Me”

Migrant Women’s Access to Protection for Family Violence in Belgium
Cultivating Fear

The Vulnerability of Immigrant Farmworkers in the US to Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment
“They Deceived Us at Every Step”

Abuse of Cambodian Domestic Workers Migrating to Malaysia

Women & Girls

Statement before the CRPD Committee on the Day of General Discussion on Women and Girls with Disabilities

Apr 17, 2013
Protect rights of women, girls with disabilities

Apr 16, 2013
Letter to United Nations Committee on the Rights of People with Disabilities on Upcoming Review of Australia

Apr 3, 2013
Letter to United Nations CRPD on Half Day of General Discussion on Women and Girls with Disabilities

Apr 3, 2013
DC Police Should Release Documents

Feb 6, 2013

Comments by the Washington, DC police chief Cathy Lanier reported in the news media suggest that the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) may not have provided documents it was legally obligated to release in response to a freedom of information request and a settlement agreement, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Chief Lanier.
Why global labor reforms are vital to protect vulnerable workers

Jan 10, 2013

Rizana Nafeek was a child herself -- 17 years old according to her birth certificate -- when a four-month-old baby died in her care in Saudi Arabia. She had migrated from Sri Lanka only weeks earlier to be a domestic worker for a Saudi family.
It's time for governments to finally put an end to child marriage

Oct 11, 2012

The first UN International Day of the Girl, designed to promote education for young women everywhere, is the perfect opportunity to finally stamp out child marriage, writes Gauri van Gulik from Human Rights Watch.
Iran's 'Islamicisation' programme at universities threatens civil society

Oct 5, 2012
UN Human Rights Council: Adoption of the Outcome of the United Kingdom's UPR

Sep 20, 2012

The Universal Periodic Review of the United Kingdom addressed a range of concerns including counterterrorism legislation and policies, as well as ways in which the UK is failing to its obligations to promote and protect women’s human rights.
Bangladesh: Discriminatory Family Laws Fuel Female Poverty

Sep 16, 2012

Bangladesh’s discriminatory personal laws on marriage, separation, and divorce trap many women and girls in abusive marriages or drive them into poverty when marriages fall apart. In many cases these laws contribute to homelessness, hunger, and ill-health for divorced or separated women and their children. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have recorded significantly higher levels of food insecurity and poverty among female-headed Bangladeshi households.

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