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Africa

September 7, 2017 Commentary

Election-related Sexual Violence in Kenya

Agnes Odhiambo
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: Daily Nation
Middle East/North Africa

August 24, 2017 Commentary

Middle East on a Roll to Repeal 'Marry the Rapist' Laws

Rothna Begum
Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: Al Jazeera
Middle East/North Africa

August 1, 2017 News Release

Jordan: Seize Opportunity to End Impunity for Rape

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December 12, 2016 Video

HRW: The Investigators
July 11, 2016 Video

Forced Anal Exams Humiliate, Violate Victims
May 19, 2016 Video

US Military Sexual Assault Survivors Unfairly Discharged

Reports More Reports

June 21, 2017

“One Day I’ll Kill You”

Impunity in Domestic Violence Cases in the Brazilian State of Roraima
May 15, 2017

Central African Republic: Ugandan Troops Harm Women, Girls

Repeated Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
February 14, 2017

“I Had a Dream to Finish School”

Barriers to Secondary Education in Tanzania

News

July 27, 2017 News Release

Tunisia: Landmark Step to Shield Women from Violence
July 5, 2017 Commentary

When Rape Survivors Can’t Ask for Help

Hillary Margolis
Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: Huffington Post (in Italian)
June 21, 2017 News Release

Brazil: Domestic Violence Victims Denied Justice
June 21, 2017 Letter

Human Rights Watch Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Seventh Periodic Report of Italy
June 19, 2017 Letter

Submission to the Government of Canada on Police Abuse of Indigenous Women in Saskatchewan and Failures to Protect Indigenous Women from Violence
June 19, 2017 News Release

Canada: Police Fail Indigenous Women in Saskatchewan
May 31, 2017 Dispatches

Don’t Overlook Women in UK Election

Hillary Margolis
Researcher, Women's Rights Division
May 24, 2017 Letter

Human Rights Watch submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concerning Malaysia
May 15, 2017 Dispatches

Saving the Lives of Women Raped in War

Hillary Margolis
Researcher, Women's Rights Division
May 15, 2017 Report

Central African Republic: Ugandan Troops Harm Women, Girls
May 5, 2017 Commentary

Indian Women Have Right to Live Without Fearing Sexual Assault

Aruna Kashyap
Senior Counsel, Women's Rights Division
April 24, 2017 Dispatches

Honduras Should Give Women More Access to Abortion

Sarah Taylor
Researcher, Women's Rights Division

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US-Made Bomb Kills Yemeni Children: Daily Brief

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.