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March 31, 2021 Report

Poland: Escalating Threats to Women Activists

Investigate, Protect Rights Defenders, End Hateful Rhetoric

Protesters hold a banner of Strajk Kobiet (Women's Strike) during a protest in Warsaw on March 8,  International Women's Day, organized by the Women's Strike (Strajk Kobiet) against the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party and the decision of the Constitutional Court.
March 30, 2021 Dispatches

US State Department Re-Commits to Reporting on Reproductive Rights

Secretary of State Blinken Recognizes Human Rights as Co-Equal and Interdependent

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March 26, 2021 Dispatches

Expanding Access to Cancer Screenings in the US Would Save Lives

New Federal Bill Focuses on Women of Color

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March 13, 2021 Commentary

LRA’s Ongwen: A critical first ICC conviction

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March 11, 2021 Interview

Interview: The Law Putting Illinois' Young People at Risk

Forcing Parental Involvement in Abortion Violates Rights

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March 11, 2021 News Release

Illinois: Repeal Forced Parental Notice of Abortion

Law Violates Young People’s Human Rights, Can Delay Their Care

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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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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 12, 2021 Statement

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

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 23, 2021 News Release

Honduras: Attack on Reproductive Rights, Marriage Equality

Congress Should Reject Constitutional Amendment

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January 11, 2021 Commentary

Criminalization of Abortion Has Failed. It’s Time to End It.

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December 2, 2020 Commentary

Three Reasons to Decriminalize Abortion in Colombia

November 30, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Oman

88th Pre-Session

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