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March 27, 2019 News Release

US: Massachusetts Should End Child Marriage

Bill Would Prohibit Anyone Under 18 From Marrying

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March 26, 2019 News Release

India: Parties Should Pledge to Protect Rights

Provide Roadmaps for Reform Ahead of Elections

Government officers distribute postal ballot papers to a election presiding officer ahead of the country's general elections in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, March 19, 2019.
March 22, 2019 News Release

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March 21, 2019 Commentary

It’s a Booming Business: Trafficking Myanmar ‘Brides’ to China

“Then the Chinese man said, ‘If you do not marry a man, the money we spent on you to bring you here…was 3000 Yuan and as you have already stayed here for 10 days, 4000 Yuan [US$637] is needed to give me back now. Right now, count the money to give me.
March 21, 2019 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Abusive Charges Against Women Activists

‘Criminal’ Contacts with Journalists, Diplomats, Rights Groups

(Left to right) Prominent women's rights activists Loujain al-Hathloul, Eman al-Nafjan, and Aziza al-Youssef were all detained in May 2018, seemingly in retaliation for their peaceful activities. Al-Hathloul remains in detention.
March 21, 2019 News Release

Myanmar: Women, Girls Trafficked as ‘Brides’ to China

Government Inaction, Conflict, China’s ‘Gender Gap’ Fuel Sexual Slavery

A young woman who was trafficked at age 17 by a friend’s mother who promised her a well-paid child care job and then sold her to a family in China as a “bride.” Once purchased, she was confined and subjected to sexual slavery, but managed to escape after
March 21, 2019 Interview

Interview: Why ‘Brides’ From Myanmar Are Trafficked to China

Kachin Women, Girls Displaced by Conflict Face Sexual Slavery

“Because of war, we are afraid to stay in our village. So, we moved to an IDP [internally displaced person] camp…The Myanmar army came to attack our village using massive arms…I am the eldest one in my family, and my family has financial problems.
March 20, 2019 News Release

Iran: Harsh Sentence for Rights Lawyer Threatens Activism

Lengthy Prison Terms Shows Effort to Deter Rights Advocacy

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March 20, 2019 Letter

Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the State of Palestine

83rd pre-sessional working group, 2019

March 19, 2019 Dispatches

#Justice4Farkhunda in Afghanistan, 4 Years On

Afghan Justice System Fails Victims of Violence

Members of civil society organizations chant slogans during a protest to condemn the killing of 27-year-old woman, Farkhunda, who was beaten with sticks and set on fire by a crowd of men in central Kabul in broad daylight on Thursday, in Kabul March 24, 2
March 14, 2019 News Release

Malaysia: Drop Investigation of Women’s March Organizers

Repeal Draconian Sedition Act

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, left, passes the opening speech to King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah during the opening of the 14th parliament session at the Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, March 11, 2019.
March 14, 2019 Dispatches

A Bleak 24 Hours for Women’s Rights in the US

Abortion Bills in Five States Threaten Reproductive Rights

People rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court while the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra case remained pending, in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2018.
March 14, 2019 News Release

Labor and Human Rights Groups Urge Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives and Business Associations in the Apparel Sector to Adopt Transparency Requirements

Fair Labor Association Makes Significant Move to Require Affiliates to Disclose Supplier Lists

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March 14, 2019 Dispatches

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First Lady Kenyatta’s “Beyond Zero” Campaign Ignores Key Issue

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March 13, 2019 Dispatches

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