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Africa

March 13, 2019 Dispatches

Heinous Act Overshadowed Women’s Day in Puntland

Samatar Abdi
Research Assistant
Asia

March 8, 2019 Dispatches

The Long Wait for Justice for Women in India

Karolina Kozik
Coordinator, Disability Rights Division
Asia

February 23, 2019 Commentary

Women, Not Weapons: India's Survivors All Deserve Justice

Namratha Somayajula
Associate, Business and Human Rights

Published In: Inkstick Media

Videos Watch More

March 11, 2019 Video

Video: Violence and Rape by Zimbabwe Gov't Forces After Protests
February 6, 2019 Video

Poland: Women's Rights Activists are Under Attack
February 4, 2019 Video

Cambodia: Acid Attack Survivors Denied Treatment, Justice

Reports More Reports

November 1, 2018

“You Cry at Night but Don’t Know Why”

Sexual Violence against Women in North Korea
October 18, 2018

“It’s Not Normal”

Sexual Exploitation, Harassment and Abuse in Secondary Schools in Senegal
September 5, 2018

“They Told Me to Keep Quiet”

Obstacles to Justice and Remedy for Sexual Assault Survivors in Mauritania

News

February 22, 2019 Statement

Oral Statement to the CEDAW Committee on Myanmar
February 7, 2019 Dispatches

Myanmar’s Hollow Denial of Rape of Rohingya

Skye Wheeler
Researcher, Women's Rights Division
February 6, 2019 News Release

Poland: Women’s Rights Activists Targeted
February 1, 2019 Letter

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women on Colombia
November 8, 2018 Commentary

When #MeToo Meets the Architecture of Intimidation in India

Aruna Kashyap
Senior Counsel, Women's Rights Division

Published In: Foreign Policy In Focus
November 1, 2018 News Release

North Korea: Sexual Violence Against Women by Officials
October 25, 2018 News Release

Russia: Unaddressed Domestic Violence Puts Women at Risk
October 18, 2018 News Release

Senegal: Teen Girls Sexually Exploited, Harassed in Schools
October 10, 2018 Commentary

Speak Out to Protect Bulgaria’s Women

Hillary Margolis
Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: Euronews
October 5, 2018 Dispatches

Nobel Recognizes Fighters Against Sexual Violence

Ida Sawyer
Deputy Director, Africa
September 20, 2018 Dispatches

Harnessing the Power of Women Foreign Ministers

Farida Deif
Canada Director
September 5, 2018 News Release

Mauritania: Rape Survivors at Risk

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An "Utter Scandal" in Russia: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

Outrage as human rights defender jailed in Chechnya, Russia; Thailand's elections won't be free and fair; why won't Egypt's government help find a missing politician?; scapegoating LGBT people and reproductive health in Poland; ill-treatment of jailed democracy activist in China; and how a key decision tomorrow could help determine the future political direction of Europe.

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.