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Europe/Central Asia

March 18, 2020 News Release

Kazakhstan: Women’s Day Activists Convicted
Europe/Central Asia

March 11, 2020 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Women’s Activists Detained
Europe/Central Asia

March 6, 2020 Commentary

Kazakhstan’s Unheard Voices - Domestic Violence Victims

Viktoriya Kim
Assistant Researcher, Europe & Central Asia

Published In: Esquire.kz

Videos Watch More

September 19, 2019 Video

Tajikistan: Barriers to Aid for Domestic Violence Victims
January 23, 2019 Video

Video: She Escaped Brutal Domestic Violence – Now the US Government Wants to Send Her Back
October 25, 2018 Video

Video: Unaddressed Domestic Violence Puts Women at Risk in Russia

Reports More Reports

October 17, 2019

Kazakhstan: Little Help for Domestic Violence Survivors

Ensure Protection, Access to Justice, Needed Services
September 19, 2019

“Violence with Every Step”

Weak State Response to Domestic Violence in Tajikistan
May 28, 2019

Kyrgyzstan: Pressure Builds to Protect Women and Girls

On Anniversary of Woman’s Murder, Act to Halt Violence Against Women

News

March 6, 2020 News Release

Governments Should Fulfill Women’s Rights Pledges
March 5, 2020 Commentary

Grim news from Kyrgyzstan on domestic violence

Hillary Margolis
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: openDemocracy
February 7, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Yemen
January 10, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women review of Pakistan
December 23, 2019 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Review of Afghanistan
December 9, 2019 News Release

Russia: Domestic Violence Bill Falls Short
December 3, 2019 Commentary

In Kazakhstan, Words but Little Action on Domestic Violence

Hugh Williamson
Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

Published In: Vlast.kz
November 20, 2019 Dispatches

Are Russian Authorities Trolling on Domestic Violence?

Yulia Gorbunova
Senior Researcher, Ukraine, Russia
November 18, 2019 Dispatches

Calling Out Kazakhstan on Domestic Violence

Viktoriya Kim
Assistant Researcher, Europe & Central Asia
October 24, 2019 Dispatches

Countering Domestic Violence Myths in Armenia

Anahit Chilingaryan
October 17, 2019 Report

Kazakhstan: Little Help for Domestic Violence Survivors
September 19, 2019 Commentary

The Deadly Toll for Palestinian Women

Rothna Begum
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: The New Arab

Daily Brief

April 3, 2020

The latest news on the power grab in Hungary; leaders around the world take unprecedented measures in the face of COVID-19, but not all of them are justified; urgent need to evacuate refugee camps in Greece; show of solidarity in streets of Barcelona; and an inspiring meeting between artist Ai Weiwei and HRW's executive director Ken Roth.