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Asia

November 9, 2018 Dispatches

Time to End Child Marriage in Pakistan

Saroop Ijaz
Iran

October 12, 2018 Dispatches

Iran’s Death Penalty Laws Failing Children

Tara Sepehri Far
Iran Researcher
Europe/Central Asia

September 6, 2018 Dispatches

Ending Child Marriage in the United Kingdom

Heather Barr
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division

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October 11, 2017 Video

Ending Child Marriage
June 6, 2014 Video

They Say We're Dirty
April 14, 2014 Video

Colombia: Crisis in Buenaventura

Reports More Reports

September 8, 2016

“Our Time to Sing and Play”

Child Marriage in Nepal
June 9, 2015

Marry Before Your House is Swept Away

Child Marriage in Bangladesh
October 29, 2014

No Way Out

Child Marriage and Human Rights Abuses in Tanzania

News

October 4, 2018 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the CEDAW Committee on Nepal’s Periodic Report for the 71st Session
July 9, 2018 Statement

WCLAC and Human Rights Watch oral statement to the CEDAW Committee on the State of Palestine’s Report, 70th session
July 6, 2018 Dispatches

No, LGBT People Aren't Harming Malaysia, But Child Marriage Is

Neela Ghoshal
Senior Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program
June 5, 2018 Statement

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child concerning Mauritania
May 10, 2018 Dispatches

Delaware Ends Child Marriage; 49 To Go and Counting

Heather Barr
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division
April 23, 2018 Dispatches

Indonesian President Jokowi to Ban Child Marriage

Andreas Harsono
Indonesia Researcher
April 16, 2018 Dispatches

European Parliament Committee Urges End to Child Marriage

Heather Barr
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division
March 21, 2018 Dispatches

Japan Moves to End Child Marriage

Heather Barr
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division
February 14, 2018 Letter

Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concerning Bangladesh
February 5, 2018 News Release

Florida: Child Marriage Ban Hits a Bump
January 2, 2018 Commentary

#MeToo is Important, But the War on Women is a Far, Far Bigger Deal

Heather Barr
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: The Guardian
November 26, 2017 Commentary

Women’s Rights Movements: Strong but Embattled

Janet Walsh
Deputy Director, Women’s Rights Division

Published In: Huffington Post

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Heather Barr

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Agnes Odhiambo

Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division AgnesOdhiambo

Nisha Varia

Advocacy Director, Women’s Rights Division Nisha_Varia

Liesl Gerntholtz

Executive Director, Women's Rights Division LieslHRW

Action Needed on Incendiary Weapons: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

November 14, 2018

Plus: US midterms show that people care about rights; Indonesia requires policewomen to be ‘good looking’; Tanzania loses billions due to repression; Iran executes 2 people for economic crimes; commanders in Colombia received benefits for kills; Somalia journalists face death for fighting fake news; and looking at Zimbabwe a year after the coup.

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