The movement for reproductive justice is closely linked to the battle for affordable childcare in the United States. In this Twitter Space, we look at how the two are connected, the crisis of affordable childcare in the US, and two films — The Janes and Clarissa's Battle — that highlight these issues.

People who need insulin shouldn’t have to break the bank just to survive. In the US, that's often the case. In this Twitter Space discussion, we examine ending the US’ insulin affordability crisis with HRW researcher Matt McConnell and guests Emily Miller, Sarah Kaminer Bourland, and Shaina Kasper.

French Authorities Should Provide More Assistance

Rural Women in Georgia Need Better Access to Care, Information to Reduce Risks

Effective Law Enforcement, Access to Shelter, Financial Support Are Critical

Dropping Donor Support Threatens Essential Services

(New York, October 29, 2020) – Governments should maximize Covid-19 vaccine access and affordability for people worldwide, and those funding vaccines with public money should be transparent about the terms and conditions attached, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Governments should support India and South Africa’s proposal to waive some aspects of global intellectual property (IP) rules to enable large-scale manufacturing and make vaccines affordable for all. The 62-page report, “‘Whoever Finds the Vaccine Must Share It’: Strengthening Human Rights and Transparency around Covid-19 Vaccines,” examines three significant barriers to universal and equitable access to any vaccine that is found to be safe and effective – transparency, supply, and pricing. Human Rights Watch spells out governments’ human rights obligation to ensure that the scientific benefits of the research they fund with public money are shared as widely as possible to protect people’s lives, health, and livelihoods. Human Rights Watch also argues that using public money without reporting its terms and conditions undermines the human rights principles of transparency and accountability. Governments should take steps to maximize the availability and affordability of safe and effective vaccines and minimize debt for low- and middle-income countries.

More than half the Afghan population, including many survivors of conflict-related violence, struggle with depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress, but fewer than 10 percent receive adequate psychosocial support from the state, according to government documents. The Afghan government and international donors should expand mental health services and outreach campaigns.

The Federal and many state and local governments are not doing enough to prevent cervical cancer deaths, which are largely preventable.

Florida fails to deliver basic HIV services to many transgender women, endangering their health and contributing to an uncontrolled HIV epidemic in the state.