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March 2, 2017 Commentary

Bangladesh: Legalizing Child Marriage Threatens Girls’ Safety

Contain Harm with Strict Regulations

Bangladesh: Child Marriage
March 1, 2017 Dispatches

A Key Step Toward Ending Child Marriage in New York

Governor’s Support of Proposed Law Boosts Chances of Success

Sonia Ossorio of NOW-NYC addresses the crowd at a protest against US laws allowing child marriage.
February 28, 2017 News Release

Governments Step Up for Reproductive Rights

‘She Decides’ Summit to Counter Trump’s ‘Global Gag Rule’

Women and girls wait with their children outside a doctor’s office in Chitwan, Nepal.
February 28, 2017 Commentary

How Will Japan Respond to Attacks on Women’s Health?

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February 28, 2017 Commentary

The Australian Government Should Stand by Women Impacted by Global Gag Rule

People gather for the Women's March in Washington U.S., January 21, 2017.
February 23, 2017 Dispatches

Malawi Amends Constitution to Remove Child Marriage Loophole

Children Can No Longer Marry with Parental Consent

February 23, 2017 News Release

Libya: Discriminatory Restriction on Women

Order in Eastern Region Requires Male Guardian for Travel

Libyan women celebrate the third anniversary of the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi at Freedom Square in Benghazi, February 17, 2014.
February 21, 2017 Dispatches

Big Clothing Brands Hint at Battle With Bangladesh

International Brands Reject ‘Climate of Repression’ For Garment Workers

An employee works in a factory of Babylon Garments in Dhaka January 3, 2014.
February 17, 2017 Dispatches

Girls’ Rights Hang in the Balance in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Moving Ahead With Harmful Plan to Legalize Child Marriage

Bangladesh: Child Marriage
February 16, 2017 Dispatches

Canadian Police Complaints Body Report Falls Short

Investigation Supports Human Rights Watch’s Research Findings Without Addressing Systemic Problems

February 16, 2017 Dispatches

El Salvador Should Decriminalize Abortion

Some Women Accused of Having Abortions Convicted of Murder, Sentenced to 40 Years

El Salvador protest abortion laws
February 15, 2017 Commentary

Tanzania Policy of Kicking Pregnant Girls out of School is Shameful

More than 120 Form II students prepare to sit their mock exams in a secondary school in Mwanza, northwestern Tanzania.
February 15, 2017 News Release

Bangladesh: Stop Persecuting Unions, Garment Workers

Brands Should Make Binding Commitments to Protect Freedom of Association

Bangladesh police stand guard in front of garment factories in Ashulia on December 26, 2016, when factories re-opened after a five-day shut down in response to garment workers’ wage strikes.
February 14, 2017 Dispatches

A Slap is Only the Start

New Domestic Violence Law in Russia Hurts Victims

Russian activist protesting decriminalization of domestic violence in front of Russia’s state parliament building.
February 14, 2017 Dispatches

‘I Don’t Think Her Heart Will Ever Like This Baby’

Protecting Children of Rape, the Invisible Victims of Conflict and Political Violence

Nafula K.,46, was gang raped together with three other women by four men in January 2008 while at an IDP camp.

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