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"Women together are invincible. We can change the world, but we have to do it together." ~ Isabelle Allende

Afghanistan is not the only country where women’s rights are under attack this International Women’s Day. But the speed and extent of the obliteration of women’s rights in Afghanistan is a warning to women around the world about the fragility of progress toward equality, how quickly it can vanish, and how few will defend it. We should all be in solidarity with Afghan women; their fight is a fight for women’s rights everywhere.

As Russian forces invading Ukraine confront stronger and more effective resistance than the Kremlin probably anticipated, the big question is: what comes next. The Russian military has a history of meeting such resistance with serious violations of the laws of war, including deliberately targeting civilians and subjecting them to indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks.

It’s a harrowing situation for everyone trying to get out of harm’s way, and everyone escaping the war, no matter where they come from, should be allowed to leave. A week into the invasion, marked by serious violations of the laws of war, one million people have fled across borders into neighboring Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, and Moldova. Associate Director, Europe and Central Asia Division, Judith Sunderland speaks with European Media Director, Andrew Stroehlein.

Listen to HRW's Jayshree Bajoria in conversation with Siddharth Varadarajan, Vidushi Marda, Vrinda Bhandari, and Apar Gupta as they discuss India, tech, and human rights.