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April 26, 2023 Statement

Human Rights Watch Statement at the OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains

Juliane Kippenberg, April 26, 2023

A 6-year-old boy, born near Lega Dembi gold mine in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, has no bones in his right foot and three toes on his left foot.
April 6, 2023 Dispatches

Ukraine’s New Health Rules Spotlight Barriers to Emergency Contraception

Authorities Should Eliminate Prescription Requirement for “Morning-After” Pill

A customer walks out of a drugstore lit by a portable generator during a blackout in the Western Ukrainian city of Lviv following massive Russian airstrikes on January 14, 2023. 
April 6, 2023 Dispatches

African Human Rights Commission Affirms Intersex People’s Rights

Ending Unnecessary Surgeries, Respecting Bodily Diversity at Core of Resolution

The 73rd session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, Gambia.
April 3, 2023 Commentary

Zambia’s ‘Green Kabwe’ Plan Should Prioritize Mine Cleanup

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March 23, 2023 Dispatches

Black Residents of Louisiana File Landmark Lawsuit

Demand End to New Fossil Fuel and Petrochemical Operations in Cancer Alley

Cancer Alley resident Myrtle Felton of Inclusive Louisiana speaks at a press conference announcing a landmark environmental justice lawsuit in New Orleans.
March 21, 2023 Dispatches

Covid-19: Lessons Learned for a Rights-Based Response

Governments Should Address Failures from Three Years of Covid-19

People standing in line to receive benefits at a South African Social Security Agency building in Cape Town, South Africa.
March 6, 2023 Dispatches

Obstetric Violence Violates Human Rights

Inter-American Court’s Recognition of Abuse During Pregnancy, Childbirth a Landmark First

Delivery room in Argentina. 
March 2, 2023 Letter

Letter to the UN Special Procedures on Abortion Rights in the US

March 1, 2023 Dispatches

Insulin Manufacturer to Finally Lower Prices in the US

Eli Lilly’s High Prices Reflect Government’s Failure to Regulate

Eli Lilly insulin, Humalog.
February 9, 2023 Commentary

How the Climate Crisis Affects Reproductive Rights

This reproductive health crisis, brought about by climate change, can look very different in different regions of the world

A pregnant African-American woman sits on a bench in a black and white photo
January 26, 2023 Letter

Public Comment on Proposed Rules and Forms for CARE Act

December 9, 2022 Dispatches

New York City Overdose Prevention Centers Give Hope

More Public Health and Harm Reduction Solutions Needed

Overdose prevention center OnPoint NYC.
November 28, 2022 News Release

Nepal: Dengue Surge Exposes Climate Risk

Government Should Confront Growing Threat of Tropical Diseases

A patient sits on her bed after being admitted with dengue at Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Kathmandu.
November 7, 2022 News Release

Syria: Parties to Conflict Aggravate Cholera Epidemic

Turkish Authorities Disrupting Water Supply; Syrian Government Obstructing Aid

A mother holds her child diagnosed with cholera in a hospital in Deir el-Zour, Syria.
November 4, 2022 Letter

Civil and Human Rights Groups Urge Biden to Include Immigrants in Marijuana Pardons

Rapper M-1speaks at a protest for cannabis reform outside the White House in Washington, D.C.

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