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How Not To Address Teen Pregnancy

On: May 17, 2011

In: Abortion, Asia, Commentary, contraception, Health, new zealand, Reproductive Choices and Sexual Autonomy, Sexual and Reproductive Health, sexual education, teen abortions, teen pregnancy rate, United States, US Domestic Policy

This past weekend, New Zealand found itself in the midst of a loud public debate over the case of a teenager who procured an abortion with the support of her school counselor, without informing her parents.
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How Not To Address Teen Pregnancy

On: May 17, 2011

Human Rights and HIV Activist Robert Carr Mourned

On: May 10, 2011

In: Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition, Health, HIV/TB, Human Rights Defenders, Jamaica, Jamaica AIDS Support, Press release, Robert Carr

Human Rights Watch mourns the death of Dr. Robert Carr, an international human rights and HIV/AIDS activist who worked tirelessly to defend the health and human rights of people living with HIV, or at risk from th…Continue Reading

Yemen’s Women: Out from the Shadows

On: May 9, 2011

In: Commentary, Domestic Violence, gender-based violence, Health, Middle East/N. Africa, Racism and Discrimination, Sexual Violence, Women & Girls, Women and Security, women demonstrators, women protestors, Women’s Status in the Family and Legal Status, women's legal status, Women's Rights, Yemen

In the past, any mention of Yemen’s women in the news media has usually been about two issues, neither of them positive. The first is that they are more likely than most women in the Middle East to die in child…Continue Reading

Kenya: Fulfill Health Funding Pledges

On: April 14, 2011

In: Africa, ESC Rights, Foreign Policy, Health, HIV/AIDS, HIV/TB, Kenya, obstetric care, palliative care, Press release

(Mombasa) – The Kenyan government should remove barriers to health care and make sure that there is no backsliding in access to care, Human Rights Watch said today in a submission to parliament. Parliament is currently debating the budget for 2011-2012…Continue Reading

US: Mississippi Policies Fuel HIV Epidemic

On: March 9, 2011

In: abstinence only education, Health, Health care access, HIV/TB, mississippi, Press release, Racism and Discrimination, United States, US South

Thousands of Mississippians are at risk for HIV, and many who are infected are denied lifesaving measures and treatment because of counterproductive state laws and policies.

(Jackson) – Thousands…Continue Reading

Lead Poisoning in Nigeria "Unprecedented"

On: December 2, 2010

In: Africa, Business, Children's Rights, Cholera, Commentary, Environment, Environmental health, Extractive Industries, Health, Lead Poisoning, Nigeria

Lead poisoning has killed more than 400 children in the state of Zamfara in the past six months. The tragedy unfolding in Zamfara is not a simple act of nature. Rather, it’s the latest testament to the Nigerian …Continue Reading

Kenya: Support Disclosure of HIV Status to Children

On: December 1, 2010

In: Africa, Children's Rights, ESC Rights, Health, HIV, HIV/AIDS, HIV/TB, Kenya, Press release

Children have the right to age-appropriate information about their HIV status and should not be the last to find out that they are HIV-positive. Human Rights Watch described its research in Kenya about the subject…Continue Reading

Why Democracies Don’t Get Cholera

On: October 25, 2010

In: Americas, Cholera, Commentary, Democracy, Disasters and displaced populations, Environment, Haiti, Health, Health care access, Internally Displaced People, Public Health, Water

Amartya Sen famously said that famines do not occur in well-run, democratic countries. The same is almost always true for cholera epidemics.

Amartya Sen famously said that famines do not occur i…Continue Reading

The Death Penalty for Drug Offences and International Support for Drug Enforcement

On: October 12, 2010

In: Backgrounder Briefing, counter-narcotics projects, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, donor countries, Drug Policy and Human Rights, Global, Health

The purpose of this briefing is to highlight the dangers associated with funding drug control activities in countries with capital drug laws.
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US: The Failure to Provide Fair Removal Hearings to Persons with Mental Disabilities

On: September 3, 2010

In: Disability Rights, Excessive Punishment and Restrictions, Health, Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens, Mental Health, Press release, Prison and Detention Conditions, Unfair Immigration Policies, US Domestic Policy

INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAE
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US: Suit Seeks Deportation Safeguards

On: August 3, 2010

In: Disability Rights, Domestic Policy, Health, Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens, Mental Health, Press release, Prison and Detention Conditions, Unfair Immigration Policies, United States, US Domestic Policy

A lawsuit filed on August 2, 2010, underscores the need for the federal government to provide lawyers and additional safeguards to people with mental disabilities in immigration courts

UN Security Council: Better Shelter, Security Needed for Haiti Victims

On: February 19, 2010

In: Americas, Disasters and displaced populations, Environment, ESC Rights, food access, gender-based violence, Haiti, Health, Health care access, internally displaced, internally displaced women, Migrants, Press release, shelter, United Nations, Women and Security, Women's Rights

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The United Nations Security Council should make improving the quality and security of camps for displaced victims of Haiti’s devastating earthquake a top priority. The Security Council…Continue Reading

Kosovo: Act Now to Close Poisoned Camps

On: June 24, 2009

In: Children's Rights, Environment, ESC Rights, Europe/Central Asia, Health, Internally Displaced People, Kosovo, Press release

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The Kosovo authorities need to work with international donors to close lead-contaminated camps occupied by internally displaced Roma without delay, relocate their inhabitants, and provi…Continue Reading

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