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August 16, 2024 Statement

Joint Statement: Marking 3 Years of Taliban Oppression

Statement from the U.S. Policy Advocates for Afghan Women and Girls

An Afghan teacher collects books in a school in Kabul, Afghanistan.
August 16, 2024 News Release

Olympics: Overturn Athlete’s Disqualification for Speaking out

Olympic Authorities Violated Manizha Talash’s Right to Free Expression

A woman wears a cape that reads "Free Afghan Women" at the Paris Olympics
August 16, 2024 News Release

Iraq: Parliament Poised to Legalize Child Marriage

Sweeping Bill Imperils Women’s, Children’s Rights

A woman holds a sign protesting women being deprived of their rights in marriage in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, August 8, 2024.
August 15, 2024 Dispatches

Doctor’s Rape, Murder in India Sparks Protests

Enforce Laws Against Sexual Abuse, Including in Workplace

Protesters hold signs and candles
August 14, 2024 Statement

Need for an Urgent Rethink of International Response to the Human Rights Crisis in Afghanistan

Joint Statement by the Alliance for Human Rights in Afghanistan

A 15-year-old girl reads out of a notebook because she is barred from attending school in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2024.
August 14, 2024 Commentary

Community Consultations Must Also Include Women — Not Just Men

A Maasai woman standing near Endulen, Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), Arusha region, Tanzania, on June 22, 2023.
August 14, 2024 Statement

Malawi: Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

76th Session

August 13, 2024 News Release

Mexico: Inadequate Abortion Access in State of Mexico Violates Human Rights

State Government Should Fully Decriminalize Abortion

Women take part in a march for the decriminalization of abortion, “Strike for International Day for the Decriminalization of Abortion,” Toluca, Mexico. September 28, 2021.
August 9, 2024 Commentary

Conservation in Tanzania No Excuse to Violate Indigenous Rights

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July 31, 2024 Commentary

Femicide and Reproductive Violence Harm African Women, Girls

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July 31, 2024 News Release

Tanzania: Indigenous Maasai Being Forcibly Relocated

Consult Communities, Restore Social Services in Ngorongoro Conservation Area

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July 30, 2024 Statement

Human Rights Watch Testimony: Women and Girls in Afghanistan

House Foreign Affairs Committee, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing on Women and Girls in Afghanistan

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July 28, 2024 News Release

Sudan: Widespread Sexual Violence in the Capital

Rapid Support Forces Main Perpetrators; Attacks on Aid, Health Care Harm Survivors

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July 23, 2024 News Release

Olympics: Abuse in Indian Wrestling Exposes Need for Global Hotline

New Report Reveals Need for Reforms Ahead of India’s Bid for 2036 Olympics

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July 18, 2024 News Release

Yemen: UAE-Backed Group Seizes Women’s Shelter

Southern Transitional Council Attack on Women’s Rights, Civil Society

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