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July 31, 2017 News Release

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International Women's Day in Managua, Nicaragua
July 21, 2017 Dispatches

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July 11, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to German Director-General of the Department for Global Issues Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven

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July 11, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to Japanese Director of Global Health Policy Division Hinoshita Eiji

Re: Family Planning 2020 Summit in London

July 11, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to Swedish Director-General for International Development Cooperation Johannes Oljelund

Re: Family Planning 2020 Summit in London

July 11, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Anders Samuelsen

Re: Family Planning 2020 Summit in London

July 10, 2017 Dispatches

Contraception is Lifesaving but Often Out of Reach

Family Planning Donors Should Assess Effects of US Funding Restrictions

Women and girls wait with their children outside a doctor’s office in Chitwan, Nepal.
July 10, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian

Re: Family Planning 2020 Summit in London

July 9, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Bishop

Re: Family Planning 2020 Summit in London

July 9, 2017 News Release

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Promote Sexual and Reproductive Health at Family Planning Summit in London

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UK’s U-Turn On Abortion for Northern Ireland’s Women

Funding Abortions for Women Who Travel to England is Only an Interim Solution

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Government Seeks to Limit Sales of ‘Morning After’ Pill

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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 22, 2017 News Release

Sudan: Obstruction of Aid Endangers Women’s Lives

All Parties Should Open Way to Lifesaving Health Services

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