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Middle East/North Africa

September 11, 2018 Dispatches

Qatar's Permanent Residency Law a Step Forward but Discrimination Remains

Rothna Begum
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division
Middle East/North Africa

September 6, 2018 News Release

Tunisia: Ennahda Rejects Inheritance Equality
Middle East/North Africa

September 5, 2018 News Release

Iran: Intensified Crackdown on Rights Defenders

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April 23, 2018 Video

Video: Gender Discrimination in Job Advertising in China
November 22, 2017 Video

Afghanistan: Dangers Girls Face On Their Way To School
July 17, 2016 Video

Imprisoned - End Male Guardianship in Saudi Arabia

Reports More Reports

April 23, 2018

“Only Men Need Apply”

Gender Discrimination in Job Advertisements in China
May 25, 2017

“It’s a Men’s Club”

Discrimination Against Women in Iran’s Job Market
February 14, 2017

“I Had a Dream to Finish School”

Barriers to Secondary Education in Tanzania

News

August 1, 2018 Dispatches

First Woman in Pakistan Nominated as High Court Chief Justice

Saroop Ijaz
August 1, 2018 News Release

Prominent Saudi Women Activists Arrested
July 10, 2018 Dispatches

A Step Toward Ending 'Virginity Exams' in Afghanistan

Heather Barr
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division
July 9, 2018 Statement

WCLAC and Human Rights Watch oral statement to the CEDAW Committee on the State of Palestine’s Report, 70th session
June 28, 2018 News Release

Iran: Progress on Ban for Women at Stadiums
June 22, 2018 Commentary

For Saudi Women, Freedom to Drive Masks New Crackdown

Rothna Begum
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: USA Today
June 14, 2018 Witness

Witness: Coming Back to School

Audrey Wabwire
East Africa Press Officer
June 11, 2018 Letter

Human Rights Watch, Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling, and Equality Now, Joint Submission to the CEDAW Committee on the State of Palestine, 70th session
June 6, 2018 Letter

Joint Letter from Human Rights Watch and NGOs to Kim Jong-Un
June 4, 2018 Commentary

Long Road for Kenya to Marriage and Property Equality

Agnes Odhiambo
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: The Star
June 1, 2018 Dispatches

Denmark’s Face Veil Ban Latest in Harmful Trend

Hillary Margolis
Researcher, Women's Rights Division
May 25, 2018 News Release

Qatar Joins Core Human Rights Treaties

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Open More Doors, Expand Sign Language Education: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

September 24, 2018

Today is World Sign Language Day; little to celebrate in Venezuala on of access to information; poor conditions for refugees with disabilities in Myanmar; Ethiopia closes notorious torture prison; and Uganda begins first LRA trial.

Interactives More Interactives

October 17, 2017

The War for Girls' Education

The war for girls' education in Afghanistan - 16 years after the US & allies toppled the Taliban and promised to get Afghan girls back into school, why are more than half of them still out of school?

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Car Makers Should Stand With Saudi Activists

Car Makers Should Stand With Saudi Activists