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Hillary Margolis

Hillary Margolis

Researcher, Women's Rights Division Follow @hillarymargo

Hillary Margolis is a researcher on Europe and Central Asia with the Women’s Rights Division. Her current work focuses on violence against women in the region, with emphasis on domestic violence. Her previous work at Human Rights Watch documented the impact of the conflict in Syria on women and girls, including exploitation and harassment in refugee settings, abuse of women in detention, and risks facing female activists and household heads.

Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, she worked on women’s and children’s rights in Southeast Asia and Africa. She led programs to support survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and eastern Chad, and conducted research on women’s and children’s rights in Cambodian prisons. Hillary earned a bachelor’s degree from Yale University and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics, where she specialized in women’s rights and conflict.

Videos

From HRW

  • October 4, 2017 Video

    Central African Republic: Sexual Violence as Weapon of War

Articles Authored

  • July 21, 2017 Dispatches

    Punishing UK Women When Condoms Fail

  • July 13, 2017 Dispatches

    Restricting Women’s Clothing – and Freedom – in Belgium

  • July 5, 2017 Commentary

    When Rape Survivors Can’t Ask for Help

    Published in Huffington Post (in Italian)
  • June 29, 2017 Dispatches

    UK’s U-Turn On Abortion for Northern Ireland’s Women

  • June 6, 2017 Dispatches

    In Poland, Being a Woman Can Be Bad for Your Health

  • May 31, 2017 Dispatches

    Don’t Overlook Women in UK Election

  • May 15, 2017 Dispatches

    Saving the Lives of Women Raped in War

  • May 12, 2017 Dispatches

    EU Getting Serious About Violence Against Women

  • March 13, 2017 Commentary

    17 Times Politicians have Resorted to Wildly Sexist Speech Over the Last Year

    Published in The New York Times
  • March 3, 2017 Dispatches

    Bold Moves Needed for Reproductive Health and Rights

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Reports Authored

  • February 6, 2019

    “The Breath of the Government on My Back”

    Attacks on Women’s Rights in Poland

  • October 5, 2017

    “They Said We Are Their Slaves”

    Sexual Violence by Armed Groups in the Central African Republic

  • October 28, 2015

    “Call Me When He Tries to Kill You”

    State Response to Domestic Violence in Kyrgyzstan

  • July 2, 2014

    “We Are Still Here”

    Women on the Front Lines of Syria's Conflict

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