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United States

September 6, 2019 Commentary

Pregnancy in the Path of Hurricanes: Remembering Puerto Rico

Skye Wheeler
Researcher, Women's Rights Division
United States

July 24, 2019 News Release

US Senate: Oppose Nominee to UN Mission in Geneva
United States

June 27, 2019 Dispatches

Alabama Law Finds Another Pregnant Woman to Punish

Amanda Klasing
Acting Co-Director, Women's Rights Division

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November 19, 2018 Video

Dominican Republic: What happens when abortion is totally banned?
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

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June 18, 2019

“I Felt Like the World Was Falling Down on Me”

Adolescent Girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Dominican Republic
February 6, 2019

“The Breath of the Government on My Back”

Attacks on Women’s Rights in Poland
November 19, 2018

“It’s Your Decision, It’s Your Life”

The Total Criminalization of Abortion in the Dominican Republic

News

September 6, 2019 Statement

Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Ecuador
June 18, 2019 News Release

Dominican Republic: Policies Fuel Teen Pregnancy
June 10, 2019 Commentary

What Life is Like When Abortion is Banned

Margaret Wurth
Senior Researcher, Children's Rights Division

Published In: The Progressive
June 6, 2019 Witness

Life or Death Choices for Women Living Under Honduras’ Abortion Ban

Amy Braunschweiger
Senior Web Communications Manager
June 6, 2019 News Release

Honduras: Abortion Ban’s Dire Consequences
June 3, 2019 Dispatches

Intersecting Human Rights Issues Central to UN Discussion of Surrogacy

Heather Barr
Acting Co-Director, Women's Rights Division
May 15, 2019 Dispatches

Alabama’s Abortion Ban Is A Dark Day for Women

Amanda Klasing
Acting Co-Director, Women's Rights Division
April 25, 2019 News Release

US Stance at UN a Backward Step on Women’s Rights
April 25, 2019 Background Briefing

Ecuador: Memorandum on Abortion and International Human Rights Law
April 15, 2019 Dispatches

South Korea’s Abortion Reform A Model for Others

Janet Walsh
Deputy Director, Women’s Rights Division
April 1, 2019 News Release

Ecuador: Decriminalize Abortion in Rape Cases
March 14, 2019 Dispatches

A Bleak 24 Hours for Women’s Rights in the US

Philippa H Stewart
Senior Media Officer

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Europe's Largest Human Rights Conference Begins: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

September 16, 2019

OSCE participating states to discuss human rights & democracy in Warsaw; China separates Uyghur children from families; thousands detained without charge in Kashmir; Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters rally for support in UK & US; Zimbabwean doctor who called for strike disappears; killers of Rwandan exile critic finally charged; Indonesia moves closer to ending child marriage, and Liberia to addressing atrocities during its 14-year civil war.