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June 1, 2018 Dispatches

Denmark’s Face Veil Ban Latest in Harmful Trend

Restrictions Discriminate Against and Isolate Muslim Women

Women in niqab are pictured after the Danish Parliament banned the wearing of face veils in public, at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 31, 2018.
May 25, 2018 News Release

Qatar Joins Core Human Rights Treaties

But Rejects Major Protections for Women, Migrant Workers

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May 24, 2018 Commentary

How Congress can Help Mothers Every Day

The maternity ward is show at the newly constructed Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center hospital in San Diego, California , U.S., April 17, 2017.
May 23, 2018 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Growing Crackdown on Women’s Rights Activists

Accused of Crimes Based on Their Advocacy

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May 1, 2018 Q & A

Q&A: Status of Non-Citizen Children of Jordanian Mothers

A Jordanian woman married to a foreign national carrying her daughter, one of her four children without Jordanian citizenship, on February 9, 2018 in Amman, Jordan.
April 24, 2018 News Release

Jordan: Biased Law Leaves Non-Citizen Children Adrift

2014 ‘Reforms’ Fail to Meaningfully Address Critical Needs

 A Jordanian woman, her Syrian husband and their children, who were born in Jordan but are not citizens, in Amman, Jordan on February 9, 2018.
April 23, 2018 News Release

China: Job Ads Discriminate Against Women

Government, Companies Seek ‘Men Only,’ Hype Having ‘Beautiful Girls’

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April 20, 2018 Dispatches

US Congress Should Back Bill Supporting Women’s Economic Empowerment

Supporting Land Rights an Important Step

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April 3, 2018 Dispatches

For First Time in Decades, Some Pakistani Women Vote

Authorities Should Promote Equal Participation in Elections

A woman casts her ballot during elections for a new mayor in Karachi, Pakistan, December 5, 2015.
March 8, 2018 Commentary

Banned from Watching Soccer, the Women of Iran are Being Failed by FIFA

Supporters of Iran watch the Morocco vs Iran match in a fan zone in Moscow, Russa, on June 15, 2018.
February 14, 2018 Letter

Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concerning Bangladesh

63rd plenary session

January 25, 2018 News Release

Indonesia: New Military Chief Should Tackle Abuses

Hold Violators to Account, Abolish 'Virginity Tests'

Indonesian President Joko Widodo attaches the rank to the new Armed Forces Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto during an inauguration ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 8, 2017
January 18, 2018 News Release

Top 5 Reforms Middle East Governments Can Make in 2018

Respond to Youth Demands, Gain Respect in the World

Demonstration outside Parliament on December 6, 2016, with women in white dresses and wrapped in bandages, calling for the repeal of article 522 of the penal code.
January 3, 2018 Dispatches

A Chinese #MeToo Movement? Not Yet

Beijing Professor Suspended After Accusations of Sexual Harassment

A vendor sells #MeToo badges a protest march for survivors of sexual assault and their supporters in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California U.S. November 12, 2017.
December 20, 2017 Dispatches

#MeToo in Afghanistan: Is Anyone Listening?

The Government Has Defined Harassment, But Abuse is Still Common

A demonstrator attends a rally outside the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, Belgium, October 5, 2016.

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