In India, if you experience sexual abuse (bad touch) or rape, the police, hospital, and courts are supposed to help you.

Women and girls with disabilities in India who survive sexual violence face high barriers to access the justice system.

Politically motivated prosecutions and censorship keep Uzbekistan’s media outlets, journalists, and other government critics self-censoring and under pressure, despite an improved landscape for open debate and critical reporting.

Lebanon’s public education system discriminates against children with disabilities. Children with disabilities are often denied admission to schools because of their disability. And for those who manage to enroll, most schools do not take reasonable steps to provide them with a quality education.

Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammad Bin Salman is hailed as a champion of reform... but does Saudi Arabia really want reform? Saudi Arabia has been jailing critics at home and committing war crimes in Yemen. Now the US is welcoming him with open arms.

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Leila Swan's statement for Human Rights Watch at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on September 22, 2017.

Laila Matar delivers a statement on behalf of Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Earthjustice and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on March 05, 2018.

John Fisher's statement for Human Rights Watch at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on March 02, 2018.

John Fisher's statement for Human Rights Watch at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on February 28, 2018