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They are refused access to education and political participation, and some are trapped in conflicts where rape is perpetrated as a weapon of war. Around the world, deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth are needlessly high, and women are prevented from making deeply personal choices in their private lives. Human Rights Watch is working toward the realization of women’s empowerment and gender equality—protecting the rights and improving the lives of women and girls on the ground.</p></div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-region-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-taxonomy-landing-page-panel-pane-1 pane-taxonomy-feature-page"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-panel_pane_1 view-taxonomy-feature-page view-dom-id-4"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/14/colombia-obstacles-care-abused-displaced-women"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121213123624im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/crop-300x200/media/images/photographs/2011_colombia_SanCarlosAntioquia.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-crop-300x200 imagecache-default imagecache-crop-300x200_default"/></a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-image-caption-value"> <div class="field-content">A home in the rural area of Municipality San Carlos Antioquia abandoned by persons displaced by violence, with graffiti of a woman’s body left by armed groups.</div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-copyright-value"> <span class="field-content">© 2011 Jesús Abad Colorado L.</span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/14/colombia-obstacles-care-abused-displaced-women">Colombia: Obstacles to Care for Abused, Displaced Women</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Colombia’s laws on violence against women are not adequately protecting victims displaced by the armed conflict. 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class="view-footer"> <a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/publications/681">More >></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-region-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-taxonomy-landing-page-panel-pane-4 pane-taxonomy-news-listing"> <h2 class="pane-title">Women's Rights</h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-panel_pane_4 view-taxonomy-news-listings view-dom-id-7"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/12/11/sudan-civilians-describe-toll-attacks">Sudan: Civilians Describe Toll of Attacks</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Dec 11, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The Sudanese government’s indiscriminate aerial bombardment and shelling in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states has killed and injured scores of civilians since the conflict began more than a year ago, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Government forces have raided villages, burned and looted civilian property, arbitrarily detained people, and assaulted and raped women and girls.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/12/01/victory-against-modern-day-slavery">A victory against modern day slavery</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Dec 1, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Growing activism against modern-day slavery has highlighted the abuse and exploitation suffered by millions of men, women, and children around the world. Donor funding has flowed to create shelters and services for victims while a proliferation of anti-trafficking legislation has focused on arresting and prosecuting traffickers.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/28/still-time-house-do-right-thing-and-pass-senate-vawa-bill">Still time for House to do the right thing and pass Senate VAWA bill</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 28, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Congress is at an impasse over renewing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the country’s primary national legislation addressing domestic abuse, sexual violence, and stalking. With the remainder of the 112th Congress now a matter of weeks, it is a very real possibility that the act will not be renewed.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/28/uae-no-model-progress">UAE No Model of Progress</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 28, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Ever since the European Parliament adopted its first resolution on the United Arab Emirates in late October, expressing profound concerns about its human rights record, the UAE has gone to great lengths to contest its accuracy.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/24/year-progress-eliminating-violence-against-women">A year of progress in eliminating violence against women</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 24, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">On November 25 every year, a grim accounting takes place: the world takes stock of violence against women, the toll it takes, and progress toward eliminating it. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women has been commemorated on November 25 for more than three decades. It’s a day each year when my colleagues and I focus on the courageous women we have met, the injustices they’ve suffered, and the hope they inspire.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/19/egypt-protester-killings-test-morsy">Egypt: Protester Killings a Test for Morsy</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 19, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Families of the 45 protesters killed and the hundreds injured when police responded to protests over military rule with excessive force and brutality from November 19 through 24, 2011, are still waiting for justice a year later.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/16/ireland-death-woman-denied-abortion-should-spur-reform">Ireland: Death of Woman Denied Abortion Should Spur Reform</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 16, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The tragic death of a woman denied an abortion in Ireland should catalyze the Irish government to fulfill its international human rights obligation to ensure access to safe and legal abortions. Savita Halappanavar, 31, who was 17 weeks pregnant, died from septicemia on October 28, 2012 at a hospital in Galway after she was refused an abortion and miscarried.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/15/morocco-abuse-child-domestic-workers">Morocco: Abuse of Child Domestic Workers</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 15, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Girls as young as 8 endure physical abuse and work long hours for little pay as domestic workers in Morocco.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/14/colombia-obstacles-care-abused-displaced-women">Colombia: Obstacles to Care for Abused, Displaced Women</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 14, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Colombia’s laws on violence against women are not adequately protecting victims displaced by the armed conflict. Approximately two million internally displaced women and girls face high rates of rape and domestic violence. Daunting obstacles impede displaced victims’ access to healthcare, justice, and protection services.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/08/joint-ngo-submission-european-center-constitutional-and-human-rights-and-human-right">Joint NGO Submission by the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights and Human Rights Watch</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 8, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Submission on the due diligence obligations of the Russian Federation with respect to its failure to effectively investigate violence against women in Chechnya.</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/news-all/681">more documents on this topic »</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div class="limiter clear-block"> <div class="clear-block"><a href="#header" class="back-to-top">Back to top</a></div> <div class="nav"> <a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/rss" class="rss-link">RSS</a> <div class="pipe-links"><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/home">Home</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/our-work">Our Work</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/news">News</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/publications">Publications</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/multimedia">Multimedia</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/about">About Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/contact-us">Contact Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121213123624/http://ff.hrw.org/">Film Festival</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121213123624/https://secure.hrw.org/site/c.nlIWIgN2JwE/b.8370149/k.2592/Donate__Help_Defend_Human_Rights/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp?msource=n">Donate</a></div> </div> <div class="footer-blocks clear-block"> <div id="block-tic-5" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="col-left clear-block"><strong class="vocab-header"><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/regions">Browse by Region</a></strong><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first first"><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/africa">Africa</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/americas">Americas</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/asia">Asia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20121213123624/http://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. 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