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September 27, 2017 Commentary

The Burmese Military is Committing Crimes Against Humanity

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September 25, 2017 News Release

Burma: Military Commits Crimes Against Humanity

Expulsions, Murder, Rape, Persecution of Rohingya

Rohingya refugees shortly after arrival in Bangladesh.
September 25, 2017 Background Briefing

Crimes against Humanity by Burmese Security Forces Against the Rohingya Muslim Population in Northern Rakhine State since August 25, 2017

Smoke is seen on Myanmar's side of border as an old Rohingya refugee woman is carried after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, September 15, 2017.
September 7, 2017 Commentary

Election-related Sexual Violence in Kenya

Kenyan anti-riot police fire tear gas in Kisumu, Kenya, August 9, 2017. © 2017 Baz Ratner/Reuters
August 24, 2017 Commentary

Middle East on a Roll to Repeal 'Marry the Rapist' Laws

Rape-marriage exoneration laws are relics of the colonial past. It's time to leave them there.

Demonstration outside Parliament on December 6, 2016, with women in white dresses and wrapped in bandages, calling for the repeal of article 522 of the penal code.
August 1, 2017 News Release

Jordan: Seize Opportunity to End Impunity for Rape

Parliament to Vote on Controversial Penal Code Article

A Jordanian police officer stands guard in front of the parliament in Amman, Jordan May 29, 2016.
July 27, 2017 News Release

Tunisia: Landmark Step to Shield Women from Violence

New Law Offers Protection, but Needs Funding

A Tunisian woman holds up a flag during a march to celebrate International Women's Day in Tunis March 8, 2014. © 2014 Reuters
July 5, 2017 Commentary

When Rape Survivors Can’t Ask for Help

Migrants look at south Italy's coast as they approach on the Vos Hestia ship after being rescued by " Save the Children" crew on the Mediterranean sea off the Libya coast, June 20, 2017.
June 21, 2017 News Release

Brazil: Domestic Violence Victims Denied Justice

State of Roraima Fails to Investigate, Prosecute Abusers

Durante uma marcha no Dia Internacional da Mulher em São Paulo, em 8 de março de 2014, mulheres seguram fotos de vítimas que morreram por violência doméstica.
June 21, 2017 Letter

Human Rights Watch Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Seventh Periodic Report of Italy

June 19, 2017 Letter

Submission to the Government of Canada on Police Abuse of Indigenous Women in Saskatchewan and Failures to Protect Indigenous Women from Violence

June 19, 2017 News Release

Canada: Police Fail Indigenous Women in Saskatchewan

Abuse, Neglect Raise Safety Concerns; Fuel Mistrust of Law Enforcement

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May 31, 2017 Dispatches

Don’t Overlook Women in UK Election

Not Enough Focus on Women’s Rights in Election Manifestos

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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 15, 2017 Dispatches

Saving the Lives of Women Raped in War

UN Secretary-General Calls for Safe Abortion Access

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