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May 8, 2020 Dispatches

Governments Call for Protection of Sexual and Reproductive Rights

Covid-19 Response Should Promote Gender Equality

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May 8, 2020 Commentary

#MeToo in the land of censorship

Screenwriter Zhou Xiaoxuan speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at her home in Beijing, China, on January 16, 2019, detailing her involvement in China's #MeToo movement. 
May 5, 2020 News Release

US: State Department Should Affirm Rights for All

Unalienable Rights Panel Shouldn’t Rewrite International Law

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, unveils the creation of Commission on "Unalienable" Rights, headed by Mary Ann Glendon, left, a Harvard Law School professor and a former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, during an announcement at the US State Dep
May 4, 2020 Commentary

For Maternal Health and Covid-19, a Racial Divide

U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL), co-founder and co-chair of the Black Maternal Health Caucus,  speaking at the Black Maternal Health Caucus Stakeholder Summit at the Capitol in Washington, DC on July 11, 2019.
May 4, 2020 Dispatches

European Commission Promises to Champion Corporate Accountability

Covid-19 Galvanizes Momentum for Regulating Companies

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May 4, 2020 Dispatches

Sex Workers Struggle to Survive Covid-19 Pandemic

Criminalization Makes a Bad Situation Worse

The narrow streets and alleys of Amsterdam's famed Red Light District, normally packed with tourists, seen largely deserted, March 16, 2020.
May 1, 2020 News Release

U.S. Unalienable Rights Commission Shouldn’t Cherry-Pick Rights

Don’t Use Religion to Justify Bias Against Women, LGBTQ People

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, unveils the creation of Commission on "Unalienable" Rights, headed by Mary Ann Glendon, left, a Harvard Law School professor and a former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, during an announcement at the US State Dep
May 1, 2020 Letter

Groups Express Grave Concern about the Commission on Unalienable Rights

May 1, 2020 Commentary

It is Time for the World to Start Caring for the Caregivers

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic underlines the urgent need for safety nets for domestic workers.

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April 29, 2020 News Release

China: Gender Discrimination in Hiring Persists

11 Percent of Civil Service Ads Specify ‘Men Only’

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April 27, 2020 News Release

Afghanistan: Women with Disabilities Face Systemic Abuse

Barriers, Discrimination in Health Care, Education

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April 24, 2020 Q & A

Tanzania: Q & A on Ban on Pregnant Girls and World Bank Education Loan

April 24, 2020 News Release

World Bank: Tanzania Loan Should Promote All Girls’ Education

New Q&A on Discrimination Against Pregnant Students, Young Mothers

April 22, 2020 Dispatches

Protecting Garment Workers During COVID-19 Crisis

Emergency Relief Urgent as Millions Face Losing Their Livelihoods

Garment factory workers wear face masks as they walk out at the end of their work shift March 20, 2020, near Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
April 22, 2020 News Release

Iraq: Urgent Need for Domestic Violence Law

Increasing Concern Under Covid-19 Measures

Demonstrators in Baghdad call International Women's Day a "day of mourning" in protest of Iraq's new draft Jaafari Personal Status Law.

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