Women's Rights
Despite great strides made by the international women’s rights movement over many years, women and girls around the world are still married as children or trafficked into forced labor and sex slavery. They are refused access to education and political participation, and some are trapped in conflicts where rape is perpetrated as a weapon of war. Around the world, deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth are needlessly high, and women are prevented from making deeply personal choices in their private lives. Human Rights Watch is working toward the realization of women’s empowerment and gender equality—protecting the rights and improving the lives of women and girls on the ground.
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ColombiaA case pending before Colombia’s Constitutional Court, brought by Causa Justa, creates a landmark opportunity to end an approach to abortion that violates the rights of women and health workers by decriminalizing this critically important health care service in all cases.
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Iran: Adopt Draft Law to Protect Women
As Outrage Against Abuses Grows, Fix Bill’s Major Gaps and Pass It
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“I Sleep in My Own Deathbed”
Violence against Women and Girls in Bangladesh: Barriers to Legal Recourse and Support
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US: Heat Emergency Plans Missing Pregnancy, Racial Justice
Cities, Federal Agencies, Should Broaden Responses to Climate Change
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Iran: Adopt Draft Law to Protect Women
As Outrage Against Abuses Grows, Fix Bill’s Major Gaps and Pass It
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South Korea Sentence for Online Sexual Violence a Start
Services, Education, and Broader Change Needed to Combat Deep Gender Inequity
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In a Year of Pandemic and Pain, Women Fight Back
As domestic violence rates soar in Europe under COVID-19 restrictions, women’s groups protest government inaction from Poland to Turkey.
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Why is it so Difficult for Bangladeshi Women to Get Justice?
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
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Sex Workers’ Safety in the Balance in Scotland
Consultation Ignores Safest Option for Workers — Full Decriminalization
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Single Women in South Korea Have Rights to a Family Too
TV Star’s Parenthood Choice Highlights Barriers to Reproductive Rights
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Afghanistan: Donors Should Support Rights Gains
Continued Assistance for Education, Health, Media Essential
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Bad News for the US on World Prematurity Day
Address Climate, Environmental Impacts Along with Worsening Premature Birth Rates
