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February 22, 2019 Statement

Oral Statement to the CEDAW Committee on Myanmar

Report on the Situation of Women and Girls from Northern Rakhine State

A Rohingya Muslim woman walks at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on February 4, 2017.
February 7, 2019 Dispatches

Myanmar’s Hollow Denial of Rape of Rohingya

Overwhelming Evidence of Military Role in Hundreds of Sexual Assaults

A Rohingya woman walks through Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, March 22, 2018.
February 6, 2019 News Release

Poland: Women’s Rights Activists Targeted

Attacks by Government Put Women, Services at Risk

Women’s rights supporters at a demonstration for International Women’s Day in Krakow, Poland, on March 8, 2018. The center sign uses the slogan “No Woman, No Country.”
February 1, 2019 Letter

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women on Colombia

72nd session, 2019

November 8, 2018 Commentary

When #MeToo Meets the Architecture of Intimidation in India

People hold a candlelight vigil in Bengaluru, India, to protest the rape of an 8-year-old girl in Kathua and a teenager in Unnao, April 13, 2018.
November 1, 2018 News Release

North Korea: Sexual Violence Against Women by Officials

Impunity for Assault and Rape by Men in Power

Woman being questioned by a secret police investigator. Former detainees say that secret police investigators can easily harass female detainees during questioning.
October 25, 2018 News Release

Russia: Unaddressed Domestic Violence Puts Women at Risk

Legislative Changes, Stronger Police Action Needed

In February 2017, parliament decriminalized first instances of battery among family members.
October 18, 2018 News Release

Senegal: Teen Girls Sexually Exploited, Harassed in Schools

End Culture of Silence; Act Against Abusive Teachers

Secondary school girls in a classroom in a middle secondary school in Sédhiou, southern Senegal.
October 10, 2018 Commentary

Speak Out to Protect Bulgaria’s Women

European Bodies Should Act to Counter Misleading, Dangerous Judgment

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October 5, 2018 Dispatches

Nobel Recognizes Fighters Against Sexual Violence

Tireless Efforts of Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege Have Global Impact

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September 20, 2018 Dispatches

Harnessing the Power of Women Foreign Ministers

Montreal Summit Provides Important Platform to Support Global Justice

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September 5, 2018 News Release

Mauritania: Rape Survivors at Risk

Inadequate Investigations, Prosecutions, Remedies, Support

The criminalization of sexual relations outside marriage in Mauritania puts rape survivors at risk. The law deters them from filing complaints because they could themselves face prosecution.
September 5, 2018 Witness

The Courage of Women in Mauritania

Tales of Activism in the Fight Against Sexual Violence

Rape survivors, NGO leaders, and activists supporting women’s and girls’ rights in Mauritania, Nouakchott, 2018.
September 4, 2018 Dispatches

Nepal’s Rape Survivors Need Answers

Police Still Not Doing Enough to Tackle Sexual Violence

August 14, 2018 Dispatches

Protect Pakistan’s Children from Sexual Abuse

Police Training, Justice Reform Crucial for Holding Assailants Accountable

People chant slogans and hold signs to condemn the rape and killing of 7-year-old girl Zainab Ansari in Kasur, during a protest in Peshawar, Pakistan January 11, 2018.

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