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March 22, 2018 News Release

Kenya: Court Finds Forced Anal Exams Unconstitutional

Victory for LGBT Rights Activists

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March 22, 2018 Dispatches

Why Menstrual Hygiene is an Urgent Human Rights Issue

Women and Girls Still Suffer From Lack of Support in Managing Menstruation

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March 16, 2018 Dispatches

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Baseless Claims Made That Fund Supports Coercive Abortion, Sterilization

Syrian women sit in the waiting area to see a female doctor at a maternity clinic run by United Nations Population Fund inside Jordan's Al Zaatari refugee camp, which houses nearly 80,000 Syrian refugees, in Mafraq, Jordan November 22, 2016.
March 13, 2018 Dispatches

US Study Linking Opioid Overdose Treatment to Crime Asks Wrong Question

Naloxone Access Only One Part of a Comprehensive Response to Crisis

A pharmacist fills a Suboxone prescription at Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program in Boston, Massachusetts on January 14, 2013. Suboxone is an opiate replacement therapy drug used to help treat opiate cravings and withdrawal.
February 21, 2018 Letter

Letter to Louisiana Representative Frank Hoffman Opposing H Bill No. 3 "Promotion of Work and Community Engagement in Medicaid Law"

February 9, 2018 Report

Philippines: Discrimination Against Workers with HIV

Amid Epidemic, Weak Government Response to Unlawful Firings, Harassment

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February 6, 2018 Interview

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Prisoners with Disabilities Serving Time in Solitary, Face Physical, Sexual Abuse

A prisoner lies in his solitary confinement cell in the safety unit at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, northern Queensland.
February 5, 2018 Commentary

Doctors Should Stop Defining Sexual 'Normality'

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February 1, 2018 Dispatches

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Lack of Vaccinations, Medical Services Fuel Epidemic

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January 19, 2018 News Release

Lebanon: Campaign to End Waste Crisis

Pass National Law; Create Long-Term Plan

Human Rights Watch launched a public campaign on January 19, 2018, calling for an end to Lebanon’s waste crisis.
January 18, 2018 News Release

Middle East Conflicts Spur Disastrous New Trends for Region

Smoke billows behind a building in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on December 3, 2017, during clashes between Houthi rebels and supporters of Yemeni ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh. © 2017 Getty Images
January 18, 2018 News Release

North Korea: Bring Justice for Rights Crimes

Repression Intensifies as Crimes Against Humanity Continue

201801wr_northkorea_human_rights   North Korean leader Kim Jong-un participates in the opening of the 5th Conference of Cell Chairpersons of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central New
January 17, 2018 Commentary

Expanding Understanding of Human Rights in Lebanon

Garbage is piled near a highway in Beirut, Lebanon January 19, 2016. © 2017 Reuters

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