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February 5, 2021 Dispatches

UAE’s Double-Standard on Citizenship Rights

Government Should Reverse Discriminatory Citizenship Law

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February 4, 2021 Dispatches

A Gold Medal for Sexism in Japan

Tokyo Olympic President’s Remarks Show Discrimination Against Women Still Rife

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February 3, 2021 Dispatches

‘Family’ in South Korea Should Include Same-Sex Couples

Revise Laws to Recognize Diversity in Families

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February 1, 2021 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Uganda

80th pre-session

January 28, 2021 News Release

US: Biden Acts to Undo Trump Damage to Women’s Health

Further Steps Needed to Promote Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights

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January 25, 2021 Dispatches

Thailand Should Fully Decriminalize All Abortion

Draft Law Falls Short of 2020 Constitutional Court ruling

Protesters led by the Woman Help Woman group, the Free Feminist and other women's rights groups march to Parliament to protest Thailand's abortion law, Bangkok, December 23, 2020 
January 24, 2021 Commentary

#MeToo: India’s domestic workers are sending Smriti Irani postcards demanding safe workplaces

Sexual harassment laws to protect women in the informal sector are poorly implemented.

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January 23, 2021 News Release

Honduras: Attack on Reproductive Rights, Marriage Equality

Congress Should Reject Constitutional Amendment

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January 21, 2021 Dispatches

Norway Arrests Highlight Impact of Pandemic on Sex Workers

Governments Should Include Sex Workers in Public Health and Financial Support Responses

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January 21, 2021 Letter

Open letter to the European Union and its Member States on Egypt

January 13, 2021 News Release

Lebanon: Sharp Decline in Human Rights

Urgently Address Economic, Political Crises

Lebanese people release balloons bearing the names of the victims of the 4 August Beirut seaport blast to mark the two-month anniversary of the explosion that killed 200 people and injured more than 6,500 others.
January 13, 2021 News Release

Iran: Relentless Repression of Dissent

Violators Unpunished; Crackdown on Activists

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January 13, 2021 News Release

Egypt: No End to Escalating Repression

Authorities Punish Critics, Close Civic Space with Impunity

Egyptian security forces cordon off roads during curfew hours in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 29, 2020
January 13, 2021 News Release

South Korea: Backtracking on Rights Protections

Address North Korea Concerns, Plight of Marginalized Groups

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January 13, 2021 News Release

North Korea: Covid-19 Intensified Systematic Repression

Kim Jong Un Uses Pandemic to Further Isolate Population

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