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November 4, 2020 Statement

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

79th Pre-Session

November 4, 2020 News Release

Lebanon: Broken Promises On Women’s Rights

UN Review Should Focus on Increased Protection Against Violence, Bias

Women shout slogans and wave the Lebanese flag during a demonstration in down town Beirut.
October 30, 2020 Dispatches

What Will it Take for Saudi Arabia to Abolish Abusive Sponsorship System?

Migrant Workers Face Abuse and Exploitation

Trapped in Employer's home
October 30, 2020 News Release

Lebanon: Blow to Migrant Domestic Worker Rights

Reinstate Contract; Amend Labor Law

Protestors holding banners calling for the abolishment of Lebanon's controversial kafala sponsorship system.
October 21, 2020 Statement

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

79th Pre-Session

August 31, 2020 Letter

Coalition Urges Relief for Resilience in the US Food and Farm System

Pandemic Response to Protect and Increase Resilience in the Food and Farm System

Workers line up to enter the Tyson Foods port processing plant in Logansport, Indiana, May 7, 2020.
August 24, 2020 News Release

Qatar: Little Progress on Protecting Migrant Workers

As World Cup Draws Closer, Government Yet to Meet Key Reform Promises

Migrant workers in Qatar represent about 95 per cent of the country’s labor force. These workers are building the country’s infrastructure, hotels, and stadiums, and powering its service sector. 
July 27, 2020 Report

Lebanon: Abolish Kafala (Sponsorship) System

Adopt Rights-Respecting Contract for Migrant Domestic Workers

Protestors holding banners calling for the abolishment of Lebanon's controversial kafala sponsorship system.
July 10, 2020 UPR

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Oman

July 2020

July 3, 2020 News Release

Women Face Rising Risk of Violence During Covid-19

Leave No Woman Behind in Governments’ Response

Gender based violence illustration
July 3, 2020 Statement

Submission to the UN special rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences regarding COVID-19 and the increase of domestic violence against women

May 11, 2020 Commentary

In the Pandemic, Millions of People Could Lose Their Homes

Homeless women sleep outside on a mattress in the "Villa 31" neighborhood during a government-ordered lockdown to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, May 6, 2020.
May 1, 2020 Commentary

It is Time for the World to Start Caring for the Caregivers

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic underlines the urgent need for safety nets for domestic workers.

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April 22, 2020 News Release

Iraq: Urgent Need for Domestic Violence Law

Increasing Concern Under Covid-19 Measures

Demonstrators in Baghdad call International Women's Day a "day of mourning" in protest of Iraq's new draft Jaafari Personal Status Law.
April 16, 2020 Interview

When Health Care Is Decimated By War: COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa

A man wearing a face mask rides in an almost empty bus in Cairo, Egypt, March 30, 2020.

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