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Dominican Republic

October 11, 2019 Dispatches

Teen Girls Need Access to Safe and Legal Abortion

Margaret Wurth
Senior Researcher, Children's Rights Division
Americas

October 4, 2019 Commentary

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

José Miguel Vivanco
Executive Director, Americas Division
United States

September 6, 2019 Commentary

Pregnancy in the Path of Hurricanes: Remembering Puerto Rico

Skye Wheeler
Researcher, 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
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
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

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Spotlight on War Crimes in Syria: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

October 18, 2019

New reports about war crimes in Syria; outrage as Venezuela gets seat on United Nations Human Rights Council; Guinea's government should end crackdown on opponents to new constitution; governments should integrate human rights protections into their efforts to digitize and automate welfare services; horrible consequences of Europe's migration and refugee policies deserve more attention; and check our Facebook live on abuses against older people in Australia.