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September 21, 2017 Dispatches

Bangladesh Textile Mill Burns, Yet Again

Government Should Publish Reports on Factories it Inspects

In September 2016, another factory burned in the same district. Here, firefighters stand at the site of a fire at a packaging factory outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 10, 2016.
September 20, 2017 Report

Iraq/KRG: 1,400 Women, Children From ISIS Areas Detained

Investigate Killings, Abductions of Foreign Men

Iraqi Ministry of Transportation buses taking internally displaced families to Hammam al-Alil in May 2017. In late August, Iraqi authorities bused 1,400 foreign women and children to the site. © 2017 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch
September 15, 2017 Dispatches

One Step Forward, One Step Back in Tunisia

Progress on Women’s Rights; Regression on Justice

A Tunisian woman holds up a flag during a march to celebrate International Women's Day in Tunis March 8, 2014. © 2014 Reuters
September 10, 2017 Commentary

If a Doctor Tells a Parent That Surgery Could Prevent Their Child’s Suicide, It's Not True

It’s Advice Doctors Are Giving Based Not on Science, But on Fear of Difference

A two-and-a-half-year old born with intersex traits walks with her parents in their garden. The parents have decided to defer all medically unnecessary surgeries until their child can decide for herself.
September 7, 2017 Commentary

Saudi sports reforms give girls in the kingdom a running start

At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Sarah Attar represents Saudi Arabia as the country's first Olympic female runner, competing in the women’s 800 meters
September 7, 2017 Dispatches

Belarus Police Stop a Chechen Woman En Route To Safety in Norway

The national coat of arms is seen at the terminal of Minsk International Airport near the village of Sloboda, Belarus May 19, 2016.
September 7, 2017 Commentary

Election-related Sexual Violence in Kenya

Kenyan anti-riot police fire tear gas in Kisumu, Kenya, August 9, 2017. © 2017 Baz Ratner/Reuters
September 6, 2017 Commentary

Trump's Global Funding Cut Harms Women, Youth

Bara’a, 10, teaching younger children in her informal refugee camp in Mount Lebanon what she remembered from her first grade class in Syria.
September 6, 2017 Commentary

In Chechnya, a ruthless strongman orders family reunification

Ramzan Kadyrov wants to reunite Chechnya’s divorced couples. His initiative could only put vulnerable women at grave risk

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September 1, 2017 Commentary

How Chile Ended Its Draconian Ban on Abortion

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August 29, 2017 Dispatches

Saudi Arabia Should Deliver Promised Reforms for Women

Mid-July Deadline Passes Without Word on Guardianship System

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August 28, 2017 Dispatches

China Tells Women to ‘Go Home and Live Well’

Beijing Urging Women to Quit Their Jobs, Focus on Family

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August 28, 2017 Commentary

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Domestic Violence in Brazil

Demonstrators attend a protest against rape and violence against women in Brasilia, Brazil, May 29, 2016.
August 27, 2017 News Release

Menstrual Hygiene a Human Rights Issue

A Simple Guide to Ending Discrimination, Abuse

Girls in India during a hygiene training as part of the Great WASH Yatra. Himanshu Khagta, WASH United, 2012
August 24, 2017 News Release

Qatar: New Law Gives Domestic Workers Labor Rights

Needs Enforcement Mechanisms

A female employer and her children are accompanied by their domestic worker, back right, as they walk through The Avenues, an indoor luxury shopping center in Kuwait City.

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