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May 23, 2017 Commentary

Algeria Needs to Do More to End Domestic Violence

A woman at Dar al-Insania, an NGO-run shelter in the eastern city of Annaba on March 3, 2010. Dar al-Insania provides women victims of domestic violence, among others, with shelter and services.
May 22, 2017 News Release

Sudan: Obstruction of Aid Endangers Women’s Lives

All Parties Should Open Way to Lifesaving Health Services

Mukuma Hamad, a volunteer health worker, holds a container of folic acid, the only assistance she can give pregnant women who visit the lone health clinic in Hadara village, in rebel-controlled Southern Kordofan.
May 22, 2017 Witness

Witness: Hoping for a Child Who Survives

Women in Sudan’s War-torn Southern Kordofan Region Have Little Access to Health Care

Mukuma Hamad, a volunteer health worker (L), and James Atai, a nurse, sit at a table displaying almost the total stock of basic medicines in the only health clinic in Hadara village, rebel-controlled Southern Kordofan.
May 15, 2017 Dispatches

Saving the Lives of Women Raped in War

UN Secretary-General Calls for Safe Abortion Access

A sign emphasizing the importance of healthcare and protection for survivors of sexual violence at a hospital in Kaga Bandoro, Central African Republic.
May 13, 2017 Commentary

US Lawmakers: Honor Mother’s Day by Making Childbirth Safer Worldwide

Recent US policy changes hurt the fight for safe motherhood not just around the world, but in the US as well

People gather for the Women's March in Washington U.S., January 21, 2017.
May 12, 2017 Dispatches

EU Getting Serious About Violence Against Women

Body Signs Groundbreaking Treaty to Strengthen Prevention and Response

May 11, 2017 Commentary

Bangladesh Accord: New phase should protect unions

May 10, 2017 Commentary

Beaten by her Husband, and Nowhere to Turn

How Algeria’s Police and Courts Might Have Done More to Protect a Survivor

A woman at Dar al-Insania, an NGO-run shelter in the eastern city of Annaba on March 3, 2010. Dar al-Insania provides women victims of domestic violence, among others, with shelter and services.
May 10, 2017 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: New Domestic Violence Law

Government Moves to Improve Response to Abuse

Young women in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Nearly one-third of women in Kyrgyzstan experience abuse by a spouse or partner.
May 8, 2017 Dispatches

Nigeria Fails to Protect Freed Chibok Schoolgirls’ Privacy

Authorities Should Ensure Families’ Access to Their Daughters

A man carrying a Boko Haram flag walks past a group of 82 Chibok girls, who were held captive for three years by Islamist militants, as the girls wait to be released in exchange for several militant commanders, near Kumshe, Nigeria May 6, 2017.
May 8, 2017 Letter

Letter to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child on Tanzania

May 5, 2017 Commentary

Indian Women Have Right to Live Without Fearing Sexual Assault

Effective Strategy Needed to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Violence

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May 5, 2017 News Release

US: Religious Freedom Order Opens Way for Bias

License for Actions Harmful to Women, LGBT People

Supporters of contraception rally before Zubik v. Burwell, an appeal brought by Christian groups demanding full exemption from the requirement to provide insurance covering contraception under the Affordable Care Act, is heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
April 28, 2017 Dispatches

How was Saudi Arabia Voted onto a UN Women’s Panel?

Male Guardianship System Remains at Heart of Unequal Treatment of Women

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April 27, 2017 Dispatches

Hope for Garment Workers with European Parliament’s Vote

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