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March 5, 2021 News Release

Lebanon: Sexual Harassment Law Missing Key Protections

Lacks Prevention Measures, Labor Law Reforms, Monitoring

Activists take part in a demonstration against sexual harassment, rape, and domestic violence in the Lebanese capital Beirut on December 7, 2019.
March 4, 2021 Commentary

Hit Hard by Covid, Women Demand Fairer Post-Pandemic World

Women domestic workers, many of whom lost their jobs after the coronavirus outbreak, shout slogans at a protest demanding social security from the government in Bengaluru, India, June 15, 2020.
March 4, 2021 News Release

UAE: Greater Progress Needed on Women's Rights

Significant Discrimination Against Women, Girls in Law and Practice

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March 4, 2021 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the United Arab Emirates

80th Pre-Session

March 2, 2021 Dispatches

Time for a Female UN Secretary-General?

Guterres Reelection Run Shouldn’t Deter Nominations of Qualified Women

U.N. headquarters Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon)
March 2, 2021 Dispatches

South Asia’s Women’s Rights Activists Should Be Heard

International Women’s Day Should Prompt Real Reforms

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March 1, 2021 News Release

New Podcast Series: Speaking Truth to Power

Young African Activists Fight for Gender Equality, Freedom from Violence

Power of the Streets
February 25, 2021 Dispatches

Brave Indonesian Women Discuss Freedom to Choose What to Wear

‘Magnificent 7’ Urge Schools to Follow New Ruling Making Jilbab Voluntary

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February 25, 2021 Dispatches

Demand for Action as Poland Tramples Women’s Rights

European Commission Should Hold Government Accountable for Violating Fundamental Rights

Women's rights activists, holding posters of the Women's Strike action, protest further tightening of Poland's restrictive abortion law in front of the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday, October 27, 2020.
February 25, 2021 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Proposed Reforms Neglect Basic Rights

Ongoing Repression, Absence of Civil Society Impede Progress

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February 22, 2021 Dispatches

Sweden To Investigate Illegal Intercountry Adoptions

Follows Netherlands Government’s Decision to Halt Adoptions

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February 18, 2021 Dispatches

Mexican Senate Takes a Step to Protect Women with Disabilities

Government Should Enable Access to Services, Shelter from Violence

Women with disabilities demonstrate against violence in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2020. 
February 18, 2021 Commentary

The UAE Must Release Latifa And Shamsa – And Stop Denying Women Basic Rights

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February 17, 2021 Dispatches

Gaza Authorities Issue Travel Restrictions for Unmarried Women

Guardians Should Not Have Power to Bar Women from Travel

Women hold signs during a protest against the decision by Gaza's Supreme Judicial Council banning women from movement in and out of the Gaza Strip without the permission of her "guardian," in Gaza City, February 16, 2021. 
February 15, 2021 News Release

Mexico: Include Protections for Women With Disabilities

Senate Should Ensure Accessible Services, Access to Justice in Upcoming Vote

Women with disabilities demonstrating on March 8, 2020 against violence against women.

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