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April 23, 2019 Dispatches

Time for Serbia to Uphold Rights of Women with Disabilities

UN Committee Finds New Evidence of Violence in Institutions

A room in the Veternik Institution for children and adults with disabilities where 540 persons, including children with disabilities live. Up to eight people live in one room. © 2015 Emina Ćerimović for Human Rights Watch
April 21, 2019 Commentary

Saudi women activists should be honoured, not imprisoned

Saudi women's rights activists have been detained for 10 months

Women walk past a poster of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 12, 2018. © 2018 Reuters
April 19, 2019 Commentary

With the Highest Rate of Cervical Cancer Deaths in the US, Black Women in Alabama Are Losing Out on Health Care

Ms. Frances Ford, executive director of Sowing Seeds of Hope, in her home in August 2018, holding a picture of her mother, who died from cervical cancer after being diagnosed in 1980.
April 19, 2019 News Release

Algeria: Police Renew Crackdown on Mass Protests

Uphold Right to Peaceful Assembly

Protesters confront police officers during a demonstration against the country's leadership, in Algiers, Friday, April 12, 2019.
April 18, 2019 News Release

Iran: Release Anti-Compulsory Hijab Activists

Prison Sentences on Vague Morality Charges

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April 17, 2019 Commentary

Whoever Wins Indonesia’s Presidential Election, Indigenous People Will Lose

April 17, 2019 Dispatches

Who Cares About Kenyan Women?

Authorities Remain Silent Despite Rising Public Outcry on Violence Against Women

April 16, 2019 Dispatches

She Accused Assange of Rape. Give Her a Chance for Justice

UK, Deciding Assange's Fate, Should Give Sweden Time to Evaluate Rape Case

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April 16, 2019 News Release

Bangladesh: Ensure Justice for Murdered Student

Young Woman Killed After Bringing Sexual Assault Complaint

Organizations hold a protest rally against the murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 12, 2019.
April 15, 2019 Dispatches

South Korea’s Abortion Reform A Model for Others

More Countries Should Join Global Trend Toward Easing Abortion Restrictions

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April 15, 2019 News Release

Nigeria: 5 Years After Chibok, Children Still at Risk

Many Still Unaccounted For; Abductions Continue

One of the kidnapped Chibok girls celebrates with a family member following her release in Abuja, Nigeria, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016.
April 9, 2019 Dispatches

Keeping Teenage Girls in School

Proposed Bill Signals United States’ Key Role in Supporting Secondary Education Globally

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April 3, 2019 News Release

Brunei: New Penal Code Imposes Maiming, Stoning

Immediately Suspend Highly Abusive Law

The Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah listens during the first executive session of the CHOGM summit at Lancaster House in London, Thursday, April 19, 2018.
April 3, 2019 News Release

Jordan: End Child Marriage in Status Talks

Broaden Negotiations to Include Equality for Women

Jordanian parliament in session, February 4, 2019.
April 1, 2019 News Release

Ecuador: Decriminalize Abortion in Rape Cases

Assembly Should Ease Abortion Laws

A green handkerchief with the hashtags #DéjameDecidir (let me decide) and #AbortoPorViolación (abortion in cases of rape) has become emblematic of the campaign for the decriminalization of abortion in Ecuador.

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