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Africa

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
Europe/Central Asia

October 24, 2019 Dispatches

Northern Ireland Strikes Victory for Equality

Philippa H Stewart
Senior Media Officer
US Foreign Policy

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

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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

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

US Senate: Oppose Nominee to UN Mission in Geneva
June 27, 2019 Dispatches

Alabama Law Finds Another Pregnant Woman to Punish

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

Honduras: Abortion Ban’s Dire Consequences
June 6, 2019 Witness

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

Amy Braunschweiger
Senior Web Communications Manager
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

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White Helmets Founder Found Dead in Turkey: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

November 12, 2019

James Le Mesurier, co-founder of the White Helmets, a Syrian humanitarian rescue group, found dead in Istanbul; Bolivia’s former president granted asylum in Mexico; Dubai to hold tolerance summit while activists remain imprisoned; Cambodia attempts to appease EU; a step towards justice for murdered Thai activist; South Sudan extends deadline for the formation of a government; Kenyan summit to tackle maternal mortality and child marriage; and goods from illegal Israeli settlements must be labeled, EU court rules.