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November 6, 2020 Dispatches

Several US States Advanced Gender Equality on Election Day

Abortion Restrictions Defeated; Paid Family Leave, Mandatory Sex Education Adopted

Boxes of vote-by-mail ballot envelopes are shown at the King County election headquarters in Renton, Washington, October 23, 2020. 
November 4, 2020 News Release

Lebanon: Broken Promises On Women’s Rights

UN Review Should Focus on Increased Protection Against Violence, Bias

Women shout slogans and wave the Lebanese flag during a demonstration in down town Beirut.
November 4, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Lebanon

79th Pre-Session

November 3, 2020 Commentary

Pandemic’s toll on young Black women

November 2, 2020 Statement

Poland: Drop Charges Against Women Rights Defenders

NGOs call to drop unfounded charges for peaceful activism

October 30, 2020 News Release

Japan: End Aid to Vietnam’s Police

Vietnamese Public Security Ministry a Major Rights Violator

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, left, shakes hands with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc after the exchange of documents at the Government Office in Hanoi on Monday, October 19, 2020. 
October 29, 2020 News Release

Bangladesh: Pivotal Moment to Stop Violence Against Women

Enforce Policies, Provide Services, End Barriers and Corruption in Justice System

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October 27, 2020 Dispatches

Women Reportedly Subjected to Forced Gynecological Exams in Qatar

Policies Criminalize and Punish Pregnant Women Outside of Wedlock

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October 27, 2020 News Release

The Next President Should Protect Human Rights in the US and End Abuses

10 Key Issues that Demand the Administration's Immediate Attention

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October 27, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch: 2021 Domestic Transition Priorities for the Next US Administration

10 Key Issues that Demand the Administration's Immediate Attention

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October 23, 2020 Report

US: Heat Emergency Plans Missing Pregnancy, Racial Justice

Cities, Federal Agencies, Should Broaden Responses to Climate Change

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October 22, 2020 News Release

Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal Rolls Back Reproductive Rights

Protestors prepare to take part in a car demonstration organized by Women's Strike against imposing further restrictions on abortion law in Poland.
October 21, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Morocco

79th Pre-Session

October 21, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on Brazil

79th CEDAW Pre-Session

October 20, 2020 Dispatches

A Domestic Violence Case Goes to Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court

Self-Defence Against Domestic Violence Should Count at Trial

Cartoon about Domestic Violence by Tatiana Zelenskaya

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