Reproductive Rights and Abortion

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Europe/Central Asia

July 21, 2017 Dispatches

Punishing UK Women When Condoms Fail

Hillary Margolis
Researcher, Women's Rights Division
July 10, 2017 Dispatches

Contraception is Lifesaving but Often Out of Reach

Nisha Varia
Advocacy Director, Women’s Rights Division
Asia

July 9, 2017 News Release

Australia: Fulfill Pledges on Women’s Health

Videos Watch More

May 22, 2017 Video

Sudan: Obstruction of Aid Denies Women Lifesaving Health Care
February 28, 2017 Video

Video: Trump's New Gag Rule Puts Women's Lives at Risk

Reports More Reports

July 12, 2017

Neglected and Unprotected

The Impact of the Zika Outbreak on Women and Girls in Northeastern Brazil
May 22, 2017

“No Control, No Choice”

Lack of Access to Reproductive Healthcare in Sudan’s Rebel-Held Southern Kordofan
August 23, 2013

Rape Victims as Criminals

Illegal Abortion after Rape in Ecuador

News

July 11, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to German Director-General of the Department for Global Issues Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven
July 11, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to Japanese Director of Global Health Policy Division Hinoshita Eiji
July 11, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to Swedish Director-General for International Development Cooperation Johannes Oljelund
July 11, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Anders Samuelsen
July 10, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian
July 9, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Bishop
June 29, 2017 Dispatches

UK’s U-Turn On Abortion for Northern Ireland’s Women

Hillary Margolis
Researcher, Women's Rights Division
June 22, 2017 Q & A

Trump's 'Mexico City Policy' or 'Global Gag Rule'
June 20, 2017 Letter

Human Rights Watch Submission on South Korea to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
June 6, 2017 Dispatches

In Poland, Being a Woman Can Be Bad for Your Health

Hillary Margolis
Researcher, Women's Rights Division
May 26, 2017 Commentary

'Every Year, I Give Birth': Why War is Driving a Contraception Crisis in Sudan

Skye Wheeler
Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: The Guardian
May 22, 2017 News Release

Sudan: Obstruction of Aid Endangers Women’s Lives

Daily Brief

July 28, 2017

Trump's dangerous scapegoating of immigrants; will Iran get a female minister?; judicial independence under attack in Zimbabwe; decriminalizing drugs pays off in Portugal; China's authoritarian regime reaches Italy; and HRW's report on harmful surgery on intersex children.