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Sexual and Reproductive Health

January 25, 2021
Dispatches
Thailand Should Fully Decriminalize All Abortion

Heather Barr

Interim Co-Director, Women's Rights Division

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US Foreign Policy

November 17, 2020
Dispatches
Trump Administration Moves to Entrench Global Gag Rule

Elisa Epstein

Washington Advocacy Officer

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Global

This submission concerns the privacy rights of children and issues relating to their independence and autonomy. It focuses on the importance of privacy for children with respect to their sexual and reproductive health and rights, physical and emotional well-being in school, safety in the online space, and the protection of their information online.

October 19, 2020
Statement
Submission by Human Rights Watch to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy

Reports

August 31, 2020 Report

A Case for Legal Abortion

The Human Cost of Barriers to Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Argentina
July 8, 2020 Report

“It Wasn’t Really Safety, It Was Shame”

Young People, Sexual Health Education, and HPV in Alabama
October 26, 2017 Report

A Changing Paradigm

US Medical Provider Discomfort with Intersex Care Practices
July 12, 2017 Report

Neglected and Unprotected

The Impact of the Zika Outbreak on Women and Girls in Northeastern Brazil

News

January 25, 2021 Dispatches

Thailand Should Fully Decriminalize All Abortion

Draft Law Falls Short of 2020 Constitutional Court ruling
November 17, 2020 Dispatches

Trump Administration Moves to Entrench Global Gag Rule

Regulation Would Expand Funding Cuts for Reproductive Rights
October 19, 2020 Statement

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy
October 13, 2020 Statement

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

79th Pre-Session
September 25, 2020 Statement

Key Rights at Stake in US Supreme Court Pick
August 6, 2020 Commentary

Comprehensive Sex Ed for All Can Improve People’s Health
July 15, 2020 Statement

Amicus Curiae in the case of Guzmán Albarracín y otros Vs. Ecuador
July 8, 2020 News Release

US: Alabama Missing Ways to Improve Young People’s Health

Comprehensive Sex Ed, HPV Vaccine Can Reduce Preventable Deaths
July 3, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Russia

76th session
June 11, 2020 Dispatches

US Study Suggests Hurricanes May Trigger Early Births

Most Vulnerable Communities May See Biggest Effects
May 12, 2020 Statement

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

87th Pre-Session
February 12, 2020 Commentary

How Sex Ed Can Save Lives