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Americas

September 20, 2018 Dispatches

Harnessing the Power of Women Foreign Ministers

Farida Deif
Canada Director
Middle East/North Africa

September 5, 2018 News Release

Mauritania: Rape Survivors at Risk
Middle East/North Africa

September 5, 2018 Witness

The Courage of Women in Mauritania

Videos Watch More

December 14, 2017 Video

Kenya: Sexual Violence Marred Elections
November 16, 2017 Video

Video: Widespread Rape in the Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya in Burma
November 7, 2017 Video

Video: Rape Survivors Face New Nightmares in Justice System

Reports More Reports

September 5, 2018

“They Told Me to Keep Quiet”

Obstacles to Justice and Remedy for Sexual Assault Survivors in Mauritania
May 10, 2018

Palestine: ‘Marry-Your-Rapist’ Law Repealed

Revoke Other Discriminatory Laws Against Women
April 17, 2018

Yemen: Detained African Migrants Tortured, Raped

Grant Access to Asylum Procedures; Hold Abusers Accountable

News

September 4, 2018 Dispatches

Nepal’s Rape Survivors Need Answers

Tejshree Thapa
Senior South Asia Researcher
August 14, 2018 Dispatches

Protect Pakistan’s Children from Sexual Abuse

Saroop Ijaz
July 29, 2018 News Release

Japan's Not-So-Secret Shame

Teppei Kasai
Program Officer, Asia Division

Published In: Al Jazeera
July 25, 2018 Statement

Sexual Violence by the Burmese Military Against Ethnic Minorities
July 12, 2018 Dispatches

India Invites Bids to Create Sex Offenders Registry

Jayshree Bajoria
July 10, 2018 Dispatches

A Step Toward Ending 'Virginity Exams' in Afghanistan

Heather Barr
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division
June 11, 2018 Letter

Human Rights Watch, Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling, and Equality Now, Joint Submission to the CEDAW Committee on the State of Palestine, 70th session
May 30, 2018 Dispatches

Afghan Government Ignoring Violence Against Women

Heather Barr
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division
May 27, 2018 News Release

International Effort to End ‘Me Too’ Abuses
May 24, 2018 Statement

Joint Submission to CEDAW on Myanmar
May 24, 2018 News Release

Myanmar: Deadline to Report on Rape of Rohingya to UN
May 15, 2018 Dispatches

Sudan’s Many Nouras

Jehanne Henry
Associate Director, Africa Division

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Time to Stand Up For Victims of Yemen Conflict: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

September 21, 2018

Plus: Turkey airport workers jailed for demanding better conditions; Mauritania charges activist who decried racism; telecommunications bill in Australia would threaten rights; unique opportunities for women foreign ministers’ summit; Hong Kong recognizes same sex couples on visas; closed trials for rights defender in Chechnya; and soldiers detained in connection with death of 9-year old in Somalia.

Interactives More Interactives

October 5, 2017

They Said We Are Their Slaves

This report documents 305 cases of rape and sexual slavery by members of armed groups between early 2013 and mid-2017. The predominantly Muslim Seleka and the largely Christian and animist militia known as “anti-balaka,” two main parties to the conflict, have used sexual violence as revenge for perceived support of those on the other side of the sectarian divide.