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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Women's Rights
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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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Thailand Should Fully Decriminalize All Abortion
Draft Law Falls Short of 2020 Constitutional Court ruling
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#MeToo: India’s domestic workers are sending Smriti Irani postcards demanding safe workplaces
Sexual harassment laws to protect women in the informal sector are poorly implemented.
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Honduras: Attack on Reproductive Rights, Marriage Equality
Congress Should Reject Constitutional Amendment
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Norway Arrests Highlight Impact of Pandemic on Sex Workers
Governments Should Include Sex Workers in Public Health and Financial Support Responses
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South Korea: Backtracking on Rights Protections
Address North Korea Concerns, Plight of Marginalized Groups
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North Korea: Covid-19 Intensified Systematic Repression
Kim Jong Un Uses Pandemic to Further Isolate Population
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Kazakhstan’s Domestic Violence Survivors Push for Legal Protections
Lawmakers Have Opportunity to Strengthen Flawed Law
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Hungary’s Family Minister Undermines Equality for Women
Government Should Act to Redress Domestic Violence and Pay Gaps
