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Middle East/North Africa

December 10, 2019 Report

Lebanon: Hospital Crisis Endangering Health
United States

November 20, 2019 Commentary

Voting for Human Rights: A Guide for 2020
Middle East/North Africa

October 29, 2019 News Release

Iran: Sanctions Threatening Health

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October 7, 2019 Video

Afghanistan: Little Help for Conflict-Linked Trauma
November 28, 2018 Video

Video: Black Women are Dying From Cervical Cancer in Alabama
November 20, 2018 Video

US: HIV Care Lacking for Transgender Women in South Florida

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December 10, 2019

Lebanon: Hospital Crisis Endangering Health

Government Should Make Payments, Address Dollar Shortage
October 29, 2019

“Maximum Pressure”

US Economic Sanctions Harm Iranians’ Right to Health
October 2, 2019

“Just Like Other Kids”

Lack of Access to Inclusive Quality Education for Children with Disabilities in Iran

News

July 12, 2019 News Release

Afghanistan: Special Forces Raid Medical Clinic
June 19, 2019 Witness

Witness: Doctors Reveal What Nicaragua Tries to Hide

Amy Braunschweiger
Senior Web Communications Manager
April 4, 2019 News Release

Venezuela: UN Should Lead Full-Scale Emergency Response
February 8, 2019 Commentary

Dementia and Caregiving in the US: Time for Paid Family Leave

Janet Walsh
Deputy Director, Women’s Rights Division

Published In: Star Tribune
January 17, 2019 News Release

Yemen: Civilians Bombed, Shelled, Starved
November 29, 2018 News Release

US: Cervical Cancer Deaths Up for Black Women
September 27, 2018 Commentary

Brazil Should Not Forget the Zika Families

João Guilherme Bieber
Consultant, Environment and Human Rights Division

Published In: Huffington Post Brazil
June 26, 2018 News Release

Iran: People with Disabilities Face Discrimination and Abuse
June 6, 2018 Q & A

The DR Congo Ebola Outbreak
June 6, 2018 News Release

DR Congo: Respect Rights in Ebola Response
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
Acting Co-Director, Women's Rights Division

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Poland’s Judges Under Attack: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

January 28, 2020

A draconian new law threatens Poland’s judges’ independence; Germany calls for UN sanctions to enforce Libya ceasefire; post-election repression in Algeria; Burkina Faso faces growing displacement crisis; World Bank postpones loan decision for Tanzania’s education system; young rappers and musicians in Bangladesh express support for Rohingya refugee children.