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October 10, 2017 Letter

Human Rights Watch Submission to the CEDAW Committee of Kuwait’s Periodic Report for the 68th Session

October 9, 2017 Commentary

ISIS’s Other Victims

A woman fleeing the fighting between the Islamic State and Iraqi Security Forces in Intisar neighbourhood in eastern Mosul on November 7, 2016.

October 6, 2017 News Release

US: Many May Lose Family Planning Benefits

Trump Administration Rules Will Limit Contraception Coverage

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.

October 6, 2017 Dispatches

Trump Administration Restricts Access to Contraception

Many US Women could be Affected

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 in

October 5, 2017 News Release

Central African Republic: Sexual Violence as Weapon of War

Widespread Rape, Sexual Slavery by Armed Groups

Josephine, 28, said she fled her home in Bangui with her husband and five young children due to fighting in the city in October 2014. When she returned to her neighborhood to collect clothes and dishes for the family, three anti-balaka stopped her and t

October 4, 2017 News Release

Burma: Military Massacres Dozens in Rohingya Village

Soldiers Shot, Stabbed Men and Boys in Maung Nu, Rakhine State

Smoke is seen on Myanmar's side of border as an old Rohingya refugee woman is carried after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, September 15, 2017.

October 2, 2017 Commentary

Women Still Dying From Unsafe Abortions Despite the Law

Women look on as residents talk to police officers after an attack in Panda Nguo, Lamu County on the northern coast of Kenya July 11, 2014.

September 29, 2017 Commentary

The Brave Female Activists Who Fought to Lift Saudi Arabia’s Driving Ban

A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia October 22, 2013.

September 28, 2017 Commentary

Nicaragua’s Abortion Ban Makes Victims the Criminals

International Women's Day in Managua, Nicaragua

September 28, 2017 Commentary

Why Brazil Should Protect Women’s Reproductive Rights

September 28, 2017 Commentary

Why Brazil Should Decriminalize Abortion

September 27, 2017 News Release

Saudi Arabia: As Women’s Driving Ban Ends, Provide Parity

Remove Other Travel-Related Restrictions

A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia October 22, 2013.

September 27, 2017 Commentary

The Burmese Military is Committing Crimes Against Humanity

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September 25, 2017 News Release

Burma: Military Commits Crimes Against Humanity

Expulsions, Murder, Rape, Persecution of Rohingya

Rohingya refugees shortly after arrival in Bangladesh.

September 25, 2017 Background Briefing

Crimes against Humanity by Burmese Security Forces Against the Rohingya Muslim Population in Northern Rakhine State since August 25, 2017

Smoke is seen on Myanmar's side of border as an old Rohingya refugee woman is carried after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, September 15, 2017.

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