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Middle East/North Africa

June 26, 2018 News Release

Iran: People with Disabilities Face Discrimination and Abuse
Africa

June 6, 2018 Q & A

The DR Congo Ebola Outbreak
Africa

June 6, 2018 News Release

DR Congo: Respect Rights in Ebola Response

Reports More Reports

July 12, 2017

Neglected and Unprotected

The Impact of the Zika Outbreak on Women and Girls in Northeastern Brazil
May 22, 2017

“No Control, No Choice”

Lack of Access to Reproductive Healthcare in Sudan’s Rebel-Held Southern Kordofan
May 15, 2017

“I Still Need You”

The Detention and Deportation of Californian Parents

News

June 5, 2018 Dispatches

US Slammed for Failure to Address Poverty and Health

Megan McLemore
Senior Researcher, Health and Human Rights
April 13, 2018 Dispatches

Valuing Black Women’s and Infants’ Lives in the US

Amanda Klasing
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division
March 16, 2018 Dispatches

US Blocks Funds to UN Population Fund – Again

Amanda Klasing
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division
February 21, 2018 Letter

Letter to Louisiana Representative Frank Hoffman Opposing H Bill No. 3 "Promotion of Work and Community Engagement in Medicaid Law"
December 16, 2017 News Release

Pakistan: Government Shutters International Groups
October 27, 2017 Dispatches

While Vowing to Take on Opioid Crisis, Trump Cuts Drug Treatment Options

Megan McLemore
Senior Researcher, Health and Human Rights
October 16, 2017 Dispatches

Trump’s Actions on Health Threaten Rights

Megan McLemore
Senior Researcher, Health and Human Rights
September 25, 2017 Dispatches

Graham-Cassidy Health Bill Would Hit Older Americans Hard

Megan McLemore
Senior Researcher, Health and Human Rights
August 31, 2017 Q & A

Q&A: Life-Saving Drug that Reverses Overdoses
August 31, 2017 News Release

Life-Saving Drug to Reverse Overdoses Should Come Over the Counter
August 10, 2017 Dispatches

Medicine Shortages in Venezuela: Dying in Agony

Courtney Tran
John Gardner Fellow, Health and Human Rights Division
August 2, 2017 News Release

Iran: Opposition Figures Denied Health Care

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When Merkel Meets Putin: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

August 17, 2018

Merkel meets Putin; torture in Russia; Mozambique assaults free media; Angola sentences sergeant for killing boy; police killings out of control in Rio de Janeiro; Jakarta's criminal crackdown before Asian Games; Trump's family separation; Australian identity matching bill; and strengthening the support to the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen.