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Human Rights Watch Work on Domestic Violence Women and HIV/AIDS By Nada Ali Published in The Post The Human Rights Council reviewed Zambia’s report under its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism in Geneva last Friday (9 May), and adoption of the report took place this week on Wednesday (14 May). Here in Lusaka, women, including those who describe themselves as “living positively,” are struggling to come out of the shadows that still obstruct the government’s efforts to fight HIV/AIDS. May 16, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version Do or Die: Learn to Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace By Marianne Mollmann, Advocacy Director, Women's Rights Division Published in The Huffington Post I am a failure. Not because of an early divorce, or a failure to learn Chinese. Not even because, after 15 years abroad, I sometimes sound like a foreigner when speaking my native Danish language. All of those things, while potentially uncomfortable or painful, are the consequences of choices I have made. I am a failure because I have not been able to create equality in my own relationship -- despite being defined by my business card as a "women's rights advocate." February 22, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version Zambia: Abuses Against Women Obstruct HIV Treatment The Zambian government is failing to address the life-threatening obstacles facing Zambian women living with HIV who experience domestic and gender-based violence, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Gender-based violence and insecure property rights are preventing Zambian women from accessing life-saving antiretroviral treatment. December 18, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Hidden in the Mealie Meal Gender-Based Abuses and Women’s HIV Treatment in Zambia
HRW Index No.: A1918 December 18, 2007 Report Download PDF, 692 KB, 98 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release SADC Gender and Development Protocol: How it can Save Lives By Nada Ali, Women's Rights Division Africa researcher Published in Zambia Daily Mail TODAY, the heads of state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) meet in Lusaka to discuss – among other issues – a key weapon in the war on poverty and disease: women’s equality. August 16, 2007 Commentary Printer friendly version Occupied Palestinian Territories: Authorities Must Address Violence against Women and Girls Inadequate Laws and Policies Deny Victims Justice The Palestinian Authority (PA) has failed to establish an effective framework to respond to violence against women and girls, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Despite the current political and economic crisis, there are steps that the PA can and should take to address these abuses as a priority issue within its security agenda. November 7, 2006 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version A Question of Security Violence against Palestinian Women and Girls This 101-page report, based on field research conducted in the West Bank and Gaza in November 2005 and early 2006, documents dozens of cases of violence ranging from spousal and child abuse to rape, incest and murders committed under the guise of family “honor.” There is increasing recognition of the problem, and some PA officials have indicated their support for a more vigorous government response, but the PA has taken little action to prevent these abuses. As a result, violence against women and girls is often unreported, and even when it is, it usually goes unpunished. HRW Index No.: E1708 November 7, 2006 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 637 KB, 103 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Kyrgyzstan: Bride-Kidnapping, Domestic Abuse Rampant Despite Progressive Laws, Violence Against Women Goes Unpunished Kyrgyzstan’s government is allowing domestic violence and the abduction of women for forced marriage to continue with impunity, Human Rights Watch said today in its first report on human rights violations in this Central Asian country. September 27, 2006 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Reconciled to Violence State Failure to Stop Domestic Abuse and Abduction of Women in Kyrgyzstan This 140-page report concludes that although Kyrgyzstan has progressive laws on violence against women, police and other authorities fail to implement them. As a result, women remain in danger and without access to justice. Based on in-depth, firsthand interviews with victims of violence, the report tells the stories of women who have been kicked, strangled, beaten, stabbed and sexually assaulted by their husbands. The report also tracks what happens when women seek help from the authorities. Instead of attaining safety and access to justice, they are encouraged to reconcile with their abusers. HRW Index No.: D1809 September 27, 2006 Report Download PDF, 499 KB, 144 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Mexico: Candidates Must Address Murders of Women Civil Society Groups Demand End to Violence against Women The candidates in Mexico's July 2 presidential elections should publicly pledge to prevent and punish the mutilation and murder of women in Mexico, Human Rights Watch, V-Day and 65 other civil society groups said in an open letter published today. June 27, 2006 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Abortion lessons from Latin America By Marianne Mollmann, Human Rights Watch Researcher Published in Los Angeles Times IT'S BEEN A LONG time since the days of back-alley abortions in the U.S. Perhaps that's why South Dakota Gov. Michael Rounds signed into law a ban against abortion in his state, with one narrow exception: protecting the life of the pregnant woman. Perhaps Rounds, who was only 19 when Roe vs. Wade was decided in 1973, doesn't remember what it was like to live in a country where women had no right to a safe, legal abortion. But there is a place he could visit if he wants to refresh his memory: Latin America. March 24, 2006 Commentary Printer friendly version Argentina: Limits on Birth Control Threaten Human Rights Barriers to Contraceptives and Abortion Cause Severe Health Consequences Argentina’s restrictions on access to contraceptives and abortion threaten women’s fundamental rights to life, health and equality. June 15, 2005 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version The hidden costs of the DRB By Janet Walsh Published in Daily Monitor The Domestic Relations Bill, which has languished in the Uganda Parliament for more than a decade, would afford women and girls greater equality in matters relating to marriage, divorce and family property. Importantly, it would also criminalise marital rape. Debate on the bill was scheduled for May, but has been postponed until this month. June 7, 2005 Commentary Printer friendly version Letter: Ugandan Bill Would Save Lives Letter to the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda Legislation on marital rape and equality in the family could save the lives of countless women and girls, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the speaker of Uganda’s Parliament. The letter urged the Ugandan parliament to debate the long-pending Domestic Relations Bill in the current session of parliament, and to enact and implement this legislation. May 31, 2005 Letter Printer friendly version Uganda: Domestic Relations Bill Would Save Lives Contested Bill Would Criminalize Marital Rape, Help Combat HIV/AIDS Legislation on marital rape and equality in the family could save the lives of countless women and girls, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the speaker of Uganda’s Parliament. The letter urged the Ugandan parliament to debate the long-pending Domestic Relations Bill in the current session of parliament, and to enact and implement this legislation. May 31, 2005 Press Release Printer friendly version A Dose of Reality Women’s Rights in the Fight against HIV/AIDS Governments around the world have done far too little to combat the entrenched, chronic abuses of women’s and girls’ human rights that put them at risk of HIV. Misguided HIV/AIDS programs and policies, such as those emphasizing abstinence until marriage, ignore the brutal realities many women and girls face. By failing to enact and effectively enforce laws on domestic violence, marital rape, women’s equal property rights, and sexual abuse of girls, and by tolerating customs and traditions that subordinate women, governments are enabling HIV/AIDS to continue claiming the lives of women and girls. Human Rights Watch has interviewed hundreds of women and girls living with HIV around the world. This briefing paper focuses on the links between HIV/AIDS and abuses of women’s and girls’ human rights. March 21, 2005 Background Briefing Also available in 
Printer friendly version Divorced from Justice Women’s Unequal Access to Divorce in Egypt This 62-page report documents serious human rights abuses stemming from discriminatory family laws that have resulted in a divorce system that affords separate and unequal treatment to men and women. HRW Index No.: E1608 December 1, 2004 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 441 KB, 70 pgs Purchase online Egypt: Ensure Women's Equal Right to Divorce Despite Reforms, Women Suffer Discrimination under Legal System Egypt’s divorce system discriminates against women and undermines their right to end a marriage. In October, the government established family courts but, like no-fault divorce introduced four years earlier, these have failed to tackle ongoing discrimination against women. November 29, 2004 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Honoring the Killers Justice Denied For "Honor" Crimes in Jordan This 37-page report documents the killings and attempted murders of women by male family members who claim they are defending family "honor." The report also details the cases of women, threatened with "honor" crimes, who languish in prison for years while held in protective custody. HRW Index No.: E1601 April 20, 2004 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 216 KB, 37 pgs Purchase online Iraq Briefing to the 60th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights The Commission on Human Rights should continue a special procedure with regard to human rights violations in Iraq. The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Iraq should be extended and broadened so that it expressly authorizes monitoring and reporting on current human rights concerns in the country; making recommendations to the Occupying Powers and Iraqi governing authorities; and monitoring the investigation and prosecution of abuses committed by the former government. January 29, 2004 Special Focus Printer friendly version | |  | |
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