Women and girls
Everything filed under groups in our human rights coverage, the 7 reports filed on it so far.
Myanmar Junta Tortures Women Political Prisoners, Denies
Human Rights Watch documents systematic torture, sexual violence, and medical neglect against thousands of women political prisoners in Myanmar since...
Pakistan Orders Expulsion of Afghan Medical Students
Pakistan has directed medical colleges to expel all Afghan students, including women who would be barred from education by the Taliban, violating
Angolan drought refugees face rights abuses in Namibia
Amnesty International reports Angolan women and children displaced by drought into Namibia face human rights abuses, including fear of arrest and...
China's only daughters face fertility
China's one-child generation women, educated for independence, now face state pressure to marry and have children, creating a conflict with their...
Iraq's Government Must Deliver on Human Rights Commitments, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International has called on Iraq's government to end impunity for human rights violations, uphold women's and girls' rights, and guarantee...
Taliban Forcibly Disappears Six Human Rights Workers in Afghanistan
Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have forcibly disappeared six staff members of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF) since July...
South Africa Urged to Champion Gender Apartheid as Crime Against Humanity
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged the Taliban's systematic oppression of women and girls in Afghanistan as gender apartheid...