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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AmericasWe write in advance of the 80th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and its review of Ecuador’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This submission addresses articles 2,5, 10, 12, and 16 of the Convention. This submission is based on the 2021 Human Rights Watch report, “Why Do They Want To Make Me Suffer Again?”: The Impact of Abortion Prosecutions in Ecuador and the 2020 report “It’s a Constant Fight”: School Related Sexual Violence and Young Survivors’ Struggle for Justice in Ecuador".
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Europe/Central AsiaWe write to note concerns regarding Chapter 2 of the draft Statutory Guidance, particularly regarding response to Black, Asian, migrant and other women in marginalized groups who experience domestic abuse.HRW submission to the Home Office of the Government of the UK
September 14, 2021
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“I Thought Our Life Might Get Better”
Implementing Afghanistan’s Elimination of Violence against Women Law
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Germany: Inaction on Heat Plans Threatens Health
Pregnancy Risks Left Out of Climate Change Planning
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Mexico: Landmark Reproductive Rights Rulings
Women’s Autonomy Should Be at Center of Abortion Regulation
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Texas and US Supreme Court Deal Blow to Reproductive Rights
New Law Prohibits Nearly All Abortion Essentially After Six Weeks of Pregnancy
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Pakistan May Have its First Woman Supreme Court Justice
An Important Step Toward Ending Widespread Abuses Against Women
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The Killing Doesn’t Stop During South Africa’s Women’s Month
“Here's to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them”
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Tanzanian President’s Remarks Denigrate Women Footballers
Policing Sportswomen’s Bodies Undermines Rights of Women and Girls
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Haiti: Protect Women, Girls in Quake Response
Learn from 2010 Experience; Meet Needs of At-Risk Groups
