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Americas

June 12, 2018 News Release

Argentina: Decriminalize Abortion
Asia

June 5, 2018 Commentary

Nepali Mothers and an Irish Daughter

Tejshree Thapa
Senior South Asia Researcher

Published In: Nepali Times
Americas

May 31, 2018 Dispatches

What Ireland’s Abortion Referendum Means for Latin America

José Miguel Vivanco
Executive Director, Americas Division

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May 22, 2017 Video

Sudan: Obstruction of Aid Denies Women Lifesaving Health Care
February 28, 2017 Video

Video: Trump's New Gag Rule Puts Women's Lives at Risk

Reports More Reports

July 12, 2017

Neglected and Unprotected

The Impact of the Zika Outbreak on Women and Girls in Northeastern Brazil
May 22, 2017

“No Control, No Choice”

Lack of Access to Reproductive Healthcare in Sudan’s Rebel-Held Southern Kordofan
August 23, 2013

Rape Victims as Criminals

Illegal Abortion after Rape in Ecuador

News

June 12, 2018 Statement

Testimony at the Argentine Congress on decriminalization of abortion
May 26, 2018 Dispatches

Ireland Votes Overwhelmingly to Repeal Abortion Ban

Aisling Reidy
Senior Legal Advisor
May 22, 2018 Dispatches

US to Strip Funding from Women’s Health Providers

Amanda Klasing
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division
May 4, 2018 Dispatches

Ireland’s Cervical Cancer Crisis Began in the US

Kelly Flannery
NYU School of Law Fellow
April 16, 2018 Commentary

A Backward Step for Reproductive Rights in Chile

José Miguel Vivanco
Executive Director, Americas Division

Published In: La Tercera
April 13, 2018 Dispatches

Valuing Black Women’s and Infants’ Lives in the US

Amanda Klasing
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division
April 11, 2018 Letter

Coalition Letter to ICE Deputy Director Homan Regarding the Detention of Pregnant Individuals
April 3, 2018 News Release

Abortion and Human Rights in El Salvador

José Miguel Vivanco
Executive Director, Americas Division

Published In: El Diario de Hoy
March 22, 2018 Letter

Letter to US Senate Opposing Michael Pompeo's Nomination for Secretary of State
March 22, 2018 News Release

US Senate: Reject Pompeo for Secretary of State
March 22, 2018 News Release

Poland: Reject Bill to Further Limit Abortion Rights
March 16, 2018 Dispatches

US Blocks Funds to UN Population Fund – Again

Amanda Klasing
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division

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Women Driving, Women Jailed in Saudi Arabia: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

Stand with Saudi feminists; Election win for Erdoğan in Turkey; Power of street protests in Poland; "Sportswashing" at the football World Cup in Russia; Attack against Roma in Ukraine; Dalit rights activists detained in India; EU should stand up for Vietnam’s people; and #Pride2018 in New York.