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June 16, 2021 News Release

Africa: Prioritize Education to Safeguard Children’s Rights

Guarantee Free Education for All; Tackle Abuses

“Angela,” 20, walks with her son near her home after returning from school in Migori county, western Kenya

June 14, 2021 Dispatches

Signs of Hope in Fight Against Child Marriage

Fifth US State Ends Marriage Under 18; UK Pledges to do the Same

A demonstrator wearing a bridal gown takes part in a protest urging legislators to end Massachusetts child marriage

June 3, 2021 Dispatches

New York Governor Should Sign Bill to End Child Marriage

Cuomo Can Help US State Lead by Joining Four Others that Have Banned the Practice

Women protest child marriage at the New York state capitol in Albany, on Feb. 14, 2017.

December 21, 2020 Dispatches

In a Pandemic Year, Some Good News for Children

10 Points of Progress in 2020

Students sing the national anthem before class at a secondary school in Koidu, district of Kono, Sierra Leone, November 20, 2020.

November 30, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Oman

88th Pre-Session

November 30, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child’s Review of South Sudan

88th pre-session

October 14, 2020 Fact Sheet

Gender Alert on Covid-19 Afghanistan

Issue XV: The impact of COVID19- on women and girls’ education

October 13, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Egypt

79th Pre-Session

October 12, 2020 Dispatches

Child Marriage, Pregnancies Soar During Pandemic

Covid-19 Threatens Global Progress on Girls’ Rights

October 9, 2020 Dispatches

Building Equitable Futures by Investing in Girls

Governments Should Tackle Abuses, End Barriers to Education

Students strike against sexist violence in Madrid, Spain, March 6, 2020.

August 31, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Yemen

67th Pre-Session

May 12, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Kuwait

87th Pre-Session

April 9, 2020 News Release

COVID-19’s Devastating Impact on Children

Governments Should Mitigate Harm, Protect Most Vulnerable

A child washing hands with anti-bacterial soap as a preventive measure against COVID-19, at Sadarghat Launch Terminal, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 27, 2020.

March 6, 2020 News Release

Governments Should Fulfill Women’s Rights Pledges

Entrenched Discrimination, Violence Mar Gains 25 Years after Beijing

February 7, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Yemen

77th Pre-Session

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China's Global Influence
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Coronavirus
Disappearances in Yemen
Drugs and Human Rights
Duterte
Education for Syrian Refugee Children
Egypt Crackdown on Civil Society
encryption
Ethiopian Protests
Europe: Refugees & Migrants’ Rights
Ferguson
Gender-based Violence in the Workplace
German Election
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Honor Killings
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Los Angeles Film Club
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Mass Surveillance in China
Mediterranean Crisis
Mexico: Lessons from a Human Rights Catastrophe
Middle East Uprising
Nagorno-Karabakh
Philippines’ ‘War on Drugs’
Refugee Summits
Reparations in the United States
Rights of Persons with Albinism
Rohingya
The Trial of Hissène Habré
Uganda Elections 2016
US: Trump Presidential Transition
Uyghurs
World Cup 2018
World Humanitarian Summit
Xenophobia
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