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July 20, 2017 News Release

Chile: Landmark Senate Vote to Ease Abortion Rules

Long-Awaited Move for Women’s Health, Rights

Demonstrators raises their thumbs in approval inside Congress in favor of a draft law by the government which seeks to ease the country's strict abortion ban, in Valparaiso, Chile, March 17, 2016. The law passed the Senate on July 19, 2017.
July 19, 2017 Dispatches

The Saudi Dress Code Debacle

Interrogation of Woman Who Wore Skirt in Snapchat Video Sparks Anger

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July 19, 2017 Dispatches

Toll of Conflict on Afghan Women Worsens

Conflict’s Civilian Toll at Record High Levels

An Afghan woman walks past a damaged car after a suicide attack on French restaurant "Le Jardin" in Kabul, Afghanistan January 2, 2016.
July 18, 2017 Commentary

Zika Emergency May Have Passed, But Risks to Families Remain

Mother holding her child in Brazil.
July 17, 2017 Commentary

“Aren’t you provoking him?”

Veículo da Patrulha Maria da Penha em Roraima, Brasil
July 17, 2017 Statement

Australia – Laos Human Rights Dialogue

Human Rights Watch Submission

July 13, 2017 Dispatches

Time to Get Serious about Child Marriage in Latin America

Honduras Leads the Way, Passes Law Making Practice Illegal

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July 13, 2017 Dispatches

Restricting Women’s Clothing – and Freedom – in Belgium

European Court Upholds Ban on Face Coverings

Salma, a 22-year-old French national living in Belgium who chooses to wear the niqab after converting to Islam, gives an interview to Reuters television outside the Belgian Parliament in Brussels in this April 26, 2010 file photo.
July 13, 2017 Commentary

How Zika Impacts Teens in Brazil

What It's Like for Teens Who Give Birth to Babies With Zika Syndrome.

Wastewater and garbage are dumped directly into the river in a slum in the Coelhos neighborhood of Recife, Pernambuco state.
July 13, 2017 Dispatches

UN Reviews Nigeria’s Record Protecting Girls in War

Committee Should Address Access to Education, Troops in Schools

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July 13, 2017 News Release

Saudi Arabia: State Schools to Allow Girls’ Sports

Key Reforms to Male Guardianship System Still Needed

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July 12, 2017 News Release

Brazil: Zika Epidemic Exposes Rights Problems

Government Announced Emergency Over, But Major Risks Remain

Raquel, 25, holds her daughter Heloisa in Areia, Paraíba state, Brazil. Raquel gave birth to twin daughters with Zika syndrome in April 2016. “I want to give my best to my daughters,” she said in an interview with Human Rights Watch.
July 12, 2017 Interview

Interview: Zika’s Toll on Brazil’s Families

Raquel bathes her daughter Heloisa, a girl with Zika syndrome born in April 2016. Raquel says she cannot afford the medicines her twin daughters need for convulsions.
July 11, 2017 Dispatches

Justice Lacking for Victims of Kenya’s Post-Election Violence

As Election Nears, Victims Demand Reparations and Justice

Nafula K.,46, was gang raped together with three other women by four men in January 2008 while at an IDP camp.
July 11, 2017 Commentary

No, We Don’t Like to Be Beaten Up

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