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Americas

June 21, 2017 News Release

Brazil: Domestic Violence Victims Denied Justice
Middle East/North Africa

May 23, 2017 Commentary

Algeria Needs to Do More to End Domestic Violence

Rothna Begum
Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: TSA
Europe/Central Asia

May 12, 2017 Dispatches

EU Getting Serious About Violence Against Women

Hillary Margolis
Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Videos Watch More

June 21, 2017 Video

Video: Domestic Violence Survivors in Brazil Struggle to Find Justice
April 23, 2017 Video

Video: Inadequate Response to Domestic Violence in Algeria
July 17, 2016 Video

Trapped with Abuse - End Male Guardianship in Saudi Arabia

Reports More Reports

June 21, 2017

“One Day I’ll Kill You”

Impunity in Domestic Violence Cases in the Brazilian State of Roraima
April 23, 2017

“Your Destiny is to Stay with Him”

State Response to Domestic Violence in Algeria
July 16, 2016

Boxed In

Women and Saudi Arabia’s Male Guardianship System

News

May 10, 2017 Commentary

Beaten by her Husband, and Nowhere to Turn

Ahmed Benchemsi
Advocacy and Communications Director
May 10, 2017 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: New Domestic Violence Law
April 23, 2017 News Release

Algeria: Inadequate Response to Domestic Violence
April 14, 2017 News Release

Fleeing Woman Returned to Saudi Arabia Against Her Will
April 3, 2017 Commentary

How to End 'Honor' Killings in Jordan

Rothna Begum
Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: The Jordan Times
March 29, 2017 Dispatches

Damaging Myths on Domestic Violence Alive and Well in the UK

Stephanie Hancock
Senior Media Officer
March 19, 2017 Commentary

Commentary on the Draft Law on Anti-Domestic Violence in Iraq
March 19, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Strengthen Domestic Violence Bill
March 19, 2017 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter on the Draft Law on Anti-Domestic Violence in Iraq
March 18, 2017 Commentary

Killer Goalkeeper’s Release Exposes Brazil's Deadly Domestic Violence

César Muñoz
Senior Researcher, Brazil

Published In: Newsweek
March 13, 2017 Commentary

Immigration Orders Undermine Violence Against Women Act Protections

Kate Segal
Senior Americas Associate

Published In: The Hill
February 14, 2017 Dispatches

A Slap is Only the Start

Hillary Margolis
Researcher, Women's Rights Division

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