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United States

March 24, 2020 Dispatches

Ohio, Texas Use COVID-19 to Stop Abortions

Amy Braunschweiger
Senior Web Communications Manager
Africa

March 6, 2020 News Release

Governments Should Fulfill Women’s Rights Pledges
United States

February 3, 2020 Commentary

Pregnant girls need compassion, not cruelty

Margaret Wurth
Senior Researcher, Children's Rights Division

Published In: Tallahassee Democrat

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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

Reports More Reports

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

February 7, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Yemen
January 14, 2020 Letter

Letter to Urge Florida Senate to Reject Forced Parental Consent for Abortion
January 14, 2020 News Release

Florida: Reject Forced Parental Consent for Abortion
December 11, 2019 Dispatches

US State of Ohio Proposes Extreme Abortion Ban

Amy Braunschweiger
Senior Web Communications Manager
November 6, 2019 Commentary

Pregnant Students in Africa Need Your Support, Not Rejection

Elin Martínez
Senior Researcher, Children's Rights Division

Published In: All Africa
October 24, 2019 Dispatches

Northern Ireland Strikes Victory for Equality

Philippa H Stewart
Senior Media Officer
October 21, 2019 Commentary

US Congress Should Pass Law to Protect Women’s and Girls’ Rights Around the World

Amanda Klasing
Acting Co-Director, Women's Rights Division
October 11, 2019 Dispatches

Teen Girls Need Access to Safe and Legal Abortion

Margaret Wurth
Senior Researcher, Children's Rights Division
October 4, 2019 Commentary

Brazil’s Human Rights Minister’s Feigned Concern for Women

José Miguel Vivanco
Executive Director, Americas Division
September 6, 2019 Statement

Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Ecuador
September 6, 2019 Commentary

Pregnancy in the Path of Hurricanes: Remembering Puerto Rico

Skye Wheeler
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division
July 24, 2019 News Release

US Senate: Oppose Nominee to UN Mission in Geneva

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Indian Lockdown Puts Poor at Risk: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

Indian lockdown puts poor at risk: Hungary's prime minister set to seize unlimited power today; displacement camps in Myanmar are a possible catalyst for COVID-19; detained Libyans are at heightened risk for COVID-19; concerns for those in immigration detention in Europe, too; coronavirus is obstructing the painstaking path to equal pay in sports; the US should be supporting international justice rather than undermining it; and Portugal grants temporary residency status to all asylum seekers and migrants.