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Asia

May 30, 2018 Dispatches

Afghan Government Ignoring Violence Against Women

Heather Barr
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division
May 27, 2018 News Release

International Effort to End ‘Me Too’ Abuses
Asia

May 24, 2018 News Release

Myanmar: Deadline to Report on Rape of Rohingya to UN

Videos Watch More

December 14, 2017 Video

Kenya: Sexual Violence Marred Elections
November 16, 2017 Video

Video: Widespread Rape in the Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya in Burma
November 7, 2017 Video

Video: Rape Survivors Face New Nightmares in Justice System

Reports More Reports

May 10, 2018

Palestine: ‘Marry-Your-Rapist’ Law Repealed

Revoke Other Discriminatory Laws Against Women
April 17, 2018

Yemen: Detained African Migrants Tortured, Raped

Grant Access to Asylum Procedures; Hold Abusers Accountable
January 12, 2018

Armenia: Little Protection, Aid for Domestic Violence Survivors

New Law Should Enhance Safety, Services, Justice

News

June 11, 2018 Letter

Human Rights Watch, Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling, and Equality Now, Joint Submission to the CEDAW Committee on the State of Palestine, 70th session
May 24, 2018 Statement

Joint Submission to CEDAW on Myanmar
May 15, 2018 Dispatches

Sudan’s Many Nouras

Jehanne Henry
Team Leader, Africa Division
May 10, 2018 Report

Palestine: ‘Marry-Your-Rapist’ Law Repealed
April 27, 2018 Dispatches

India Sex Offenders’ Registry Not the Answer

Jayshree Bajoria
April 27, 2018 Commentary

Asaram Case Highlights Need for Witness and Victim Protection in India

Jayshree Bajoria

Published In: CNN News18
April 24, 2018 News Release

India: Reject Ordinance on Death Penalty for Rape
April 18, 2018 Dispatches

Northern Ireland Rape Trial Highlights Rough Deal for Victims

Hillary Margolis
Researcher, Women's Rights Division
April 17, 2018 Report

Yemen: Detained African Migrants Tortured, Raped
April 16, 2018 Dispatches

Rape Puts Myanmar Army on UN ‘List of Shame’

Shayna Bauchner
Coordinator, Asia Division
April 10, 2018 Dispatches

Prejudice Flares After Rape, Murder of Muslim Child in India

Meenakshi Ganguly
South Asia Director
April 3, 2018 News Release

India: Remove Hurdles to Justice for Women with Disabilities

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Horrific Torture in Ethiopia: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

"Relentless" torture in Ethiopia; why men who rape are 'men', not animals; babies born to Rohingya rape survivors; Jordan should open border to fleeing Syrians; UN Human Rights Council should act on Venezuela crisis; journalism is not a crime, Angola; some detainees still held in Saudi's anti-corruption crackdown; Zimbabwe's army vows not to meddle in elections; & Poland's Supreme Court justices are fighting a government purge.

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October 5, 2017

They Said We Are Their Slaves

This report documents 305 cases of rape and sexual slavery by members of armed groups between early 2013 and mid-2017. The predominantly Muslim Seleka and the largely Christian and animist militia known as “anti-balaka,” two main parties to the conflict, have used sexual violence as revenge for perceived support of those on the other side of the sectarian divide.