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December 8, 2017 Commentary

Cruel Choices: How Trump’s Global Gag Rule Hurts the Fight Against HIV

November 17, 2017 Commentary

Girls in Afghanistan—and Everywhere Else—Need Toilets

Girls in Afghanistan -- And everywhere else -- Need toilets
May 22, 2017 News Release

Sudan: Obstruction of Aid Endangers Women’s Lives

All Parties Should Open Way to Lifesaving Health Services

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May 5, 2017 News Release

US: Religious Freedom Order Opens Way for Bias

License for Actions Harmful to Women, LGBT People

Supporters of contraception rally before Zubik v. Burwell, an appeal brought by Christian groups demanding full exemption from the requirement to provide insurance covering contraception under the Affordable Care Act, is heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
April 11, 2017 News Release

US: New Threats to Women’s Health

Health Legislation Should Not Slash Essential Services

Demonstrators that include mostly medical students protest a proposed repeal of the Affordable Care Act in New York, U.S., January 30, 2017.
April 5, 2017 News Release

US Ends Funding for Global Women’s Health Agency

UN Agency Supports Maternal Health, Family Planning, Ending Child Marriage

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February 6, 2017 Dispatches

An Experience of Pain and Anguish

African Governments Should Do More to End Female Genital Mutilation

Pion H., 12, was 10-years-old when her father tried to force her to undergo female genital mutilation (FG M) and marry a much older man.
December 1, 2016 Dispatches

Stigma Around Periods Should End. Period

Woman’s death in a ‘menstruation hut’ in Nepal shines light on dangerous taboo

A chaupadi hut, in a family's yard, where female members of the family are obliged to sleep during their menstrual periods. Kailali district, western Nepal.
September 9, 2016 News Release

Egypt: New Penalties for Female Genital Mutilation

Further Reform Needed to Protect Girls

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August 22, 2016 Dispatches

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Muslim Leader Says FGM Necessary to Curb Girls’ Sexuality

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August 4, 2016 Report

Saudi Arabia: Women Are 'Changing the Game'

As Olympics Open, Government Should Lower Hurdles to Sport

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February 1, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: End the Abuse of Female Genital Mutilation

Pion H., 12, was 10-years-old when her father tried to force her to undergo female genital mutilation (FG M) and marry a much older man.
July 21, 2015 Commentary

One Year After the Girl Summit

Belkis, 15 years old, holds her one-year-old son in her mother’s house which she returned to after the husband she was married to at age 13 abandoned her.
March 4, 2015 News Release

Egypt: Small Forward Steps on Child Rights

Abuses Against Children Still Rampant

February 10, 2015 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the CEDAW Committee on Yemen’s Periodic Report, 62th session

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