Reproductive Rights and Abortion

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Americas

September 1, 2017 Commentary

How Chile Ended Its Draconian Ban on Abortion

José Miguel Vivanco
Director, División de las Américas

Published In: New York Times
Americas

August 21, 2017 News Release

Chile: Key Ruling to Ease Abortion Restrictions
Asia

August 10, 2017 News Release

A Step in the Right Direction on Menstrual Stigma in Nepal

Videos Watch More

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

July 31, 2017 News Release

Nicaragua: Abortion Ban Threatens Health and Lives
July 21, 2017 Dispatches

Punishing UK Women When Condoms Fail

Hillary Margolis
Researcher, Women's Rights Division
July 11, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to German Director-General of the Department for Global Issues Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven
July 11, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to Japanese Director of Global Health Policy Division Hinoshita Eiji
July 11, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to Swedish Director-General for International Development Cooperation Johannes Oljelund
July 11, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Anders Samuelsen
July 10, 2017 Dispatches

Contraception is Lifesaving but Often Out of Reach

Nisha Varia
Advocacy Director, Women’s Rights Division
July 10, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian
July 9, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Bishop
July 9, 2017 News Release

Australia: Fulfill Pledges on Women’s Health
June 29, 2017 Dispatches

UK’s U-Turn On Abortion for Northern Ireland’s Women

Hillary Margolis
Researcher, Women's Rights Division
June 22, 2017 Q & A

Trump's 'Mexico City Policy' or 'Global Gag Rule'

Daily Brief

September 22, 2017

US-made bomb kills Yemeni children; Missed opportunity for comprehensive justice in Iraq; Migrants drown off Libya; Uzbek and Afghan leaders talk rights at the UN; Factory tragedies in Bangladesh; Reporters talk about covering Rohingya crisis; Victims representation at the ICC; LGBT rights in Indonesia.