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June 6, 2017 Dispatches

Women Excluded Again from Afghanistan’s Peace Talks

Participation by Women Even More Urgent in Light of Recent Attacks in Kabul

Foreign delegation members listen as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani delivers a speech during a peace and security cooperation conference in Kabul, Afghanistan June 6, 2017.
June 6, 2017 Dispatches

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

Government Seeks to Limit Sales of ‘Morning After’ Pill

Protesters hold coathangers to illustrate the danger to women’s safety posed by an outright ban on abortion © Reuters
May 26, 2017 Commentary

'Every Year, I Give Birth': Why War is Driving a Contraception Crisis in Sudan

 In the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, access to family planning and maternal healthcare is severely limited by blocks on humanitarian supplies.
May 25, 2017 News Release

US: Senate Should Scrap House Health Bill

Would Severely Reduce Access to Care

Protesters rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. during US House voting on the American Health Care Act, which would repeal major parts of the 2000 Affordable Care Act know as Obamacare, May 4, 2017.
May 25, 2017 News Release

Iran: Women Face Bias in the Workplace

Discriminatory Laws, Practices

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May 24, 2017 Letter

Human Rights Watch submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concerning Malaysia

May 23, 2017 Commentary

Algeria Needs to Do More to End Domestic Violence

A woman at Dar al-Insania, an NGO-run shelter in the eastern city of Annaba on March 3, 2010. Dar al-Insania provides women victims of domestic violence, among others, with shelter and services.
May 22, 2017 News Release

Sudan: Obstruction of Aid Endangers Women’s Lives

All Parties Should Open Way to Lifesaving Health Services

Mukuma Hamad, a volunteer health worker, holds a container of folic acid, the only assistance she can give pregnant women who visit the lone health clinic in Hadara village, in rebel-controlled Southern Kordofan.
May 22, 2017 Witness

Witness: Hoping for a Child Who Survives

Women in Sudan’s War-torn Southern Kordofan Region Have Little Access to Health Care

Mukuma Hamad, a volunteer health worker (L), and James Atai, a nurse, sit at a table displaying almost the total stock of basic medicines in the only health clinic in Hadara village, rebel-controlled Southern Kordofan.
May 15, 2017 Dispatches

Saving the Lives of Women Raped in War

UN Secretary-General Calls for Safe Abortion Access

A sign emphasizing the importance of healthcare and protection for survivors of sexual violence at a hospital in Kaga Bandoro, Central African Republic.
May 13, 2017 Commentary

US Lawmakers: Honor Mother’s Day by Making Childbirth Safer Worldwide

Recent US policy changes hurt the fight for safe motherhood not just around the world, but in the US as well

People gather for the Women's March in Washington U.S., January 21, 2017.
May 12, 2017 Dispatches

EU Getting Serious About Violence Against Women

Body Signs Groundbreaking Treaty to Strengthen Prevention and Response

May 11, 2017 Commentary

Bangladesh Accord: New phase should protect unions

May 10, 2017 Commentary

Beaten by her Husband, and Nowhere to Turn

How Algeria’s Police and Courts Might Have Done More to Protect a Survivor

A woman at Dar al-Insania, an NGO-run shelter in the eastern city of Annaba on March 3, 2010. Dar al-Insania provides women victims of domestic violence, among others, with shelter and services.
May 10, 2017 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: New Domestic Violence Law

Government Moves to Improve Response to Abuse

Young women in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Nearly one-third of women in Kyrgyzstan experience abuse by a spouse or partner.

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