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July 31, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: UK – Promises Won’t End Violence Against Women

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July 24, 2015 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Article 6: Women with Disabilities

July 21, 2015 News Release

South Sudan: Widespread Atrocities in Government Offensive

Killings, Rapes of Unity State Civilians Are War Crimes

A woman at the front of a line for water in the UNMISS camp near Bentiu is directed to an enclosed water pumping area where demand is high and women must wait in long lines, sometimes for hours even before dawn.

July 21, 2015 Commentary

One Year After the Girl Summit

Belkis, 15 years old, holds her one-year-old son in her mother’s house which she returned to after the husband she was married to at age 13 abandoned her.

July 10, 2015 Commentary

Women and Girls Endure Unspeakable Horrors During War and the UN isn't Doing Enough About it

Nigerian girls in a refugee camp near Lake Chad.

July 7, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: 11th Hour for #JusticeForFarkhunda

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July 6, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: Broken Promise to Colombia’s Women

A home in the rural area of Municipality San Carlos Antioquia abandoned by persons displaced by violence, with graffiti of a woman’s body left by armed groups.

July 2, 2015 News Release

Iran: Volleyball Federation Should Penalize Ban on Women

Iranian Women Still Excluded from Stadiums

Fans of Iran during FIVB Volleyball World League 2015 Iran during a match against Poland on June 26, 2015 in Tehran, Iran.

June 30, 2015 News Release

Kuwait: New Law a Breakthrough for Domestic Workers

Guarantees Crucial Rights, but Gaps Remain

A female employer and her children are accompanied by their domestic worker, back right, as they walk through The Avenues, an indoor luxury shopping center in Kuwait City.

June 26, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: US Should Ramp Up Efforts to End Child Marriage Abroad

Belkis, 15 years old, holds her one-year-old son in the house where she lives with her mother, two sisters, and one brother. Belkis was married when she was 13 years old to a man who threatened to commit suicide if the family didn’t agree to the marriage.

June 23, 2015 Commentary

Iranian Women Aren’t Even Allowed to Watch Volleyball, Now

Volleyball match in Tehran’s Azadi (“Freedom”) Sports Complex. Such matches in the 12,000-seat stadium are generally off-limits to Iranian women.

June 22, 2015 Commentary

Best Gift for Fathers Would be Paid Family Leave

June 18, 2015 News Release

Iran: Prospect of Ban on Women at Volleyball Match

End Discriminatory Sporting Restrictions

Volleyball match in Tehran’s Azadi (“Freedom”) Sports Complex. Such matches in the 12,000-seat stadium are generally off-limits to Iranian women.

June 16, 2015 Commentary

Is David Cameron Serious About Curbing Child Marriage?

June 11, 2015 Letter

HRW Letter to US Senators Regarding Military Justice Improvement Act NDAA Amendment

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