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Men in Pakistan, South Africa, Peru, Russia, and Uzbekistan beat women in the home at astounding rates, while these governments alternatively refuse to intervene to protect women and punish their batterers or do so haphazardly and in ways that make women feel culpable for the violence. As a direct result of inequalities found in their countries of origin, women from Ukraine, Moldova, Nigeria, the Dominican Republic, Burma, and Thailand are bought and sold, trafficked to work in forced prostitution, with insufficient government attention to protect their rights and punish the traffickers. In Guatemala, South Africa, and Mexico, women's ability to enter and remain in the work force is obstructed by private employers who use women's reproductive status to exclude them from work and by discriminatory employment laws or discriminatory enforcement of the law. In the U.S., students discriminate against and attack girls in school who are lesbian, bi-sexual, or transgendered, or do not conform to male standards of female behavior. Women in Morocco, Jordan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia face government-sponsored discrimination that renders them unequal before the law - including discriminatory family codes that take away women's legal authority and place it in the hands of male family members - and restricts women's participation in public life. </p> <p> Abuses against women are relentless, systematic, and widely tolerated, if not explicitly condoned. Violence and discrimination against women are global social epidemics, notwithstanding the very real progress of the international women's human rights movement in identifying, raising awareness about, and challenging impunity for women's human rights violations. </p> <p> We live in a world in which women do not have basic control over what happens to their bodies. Millions of women and girls are forced to marry and have sex with men they do not desire. Women are unable to depend on the government to protect them from physical violence in the home, with sometimes fatal consequences, including increased risk of HIV/AIDS infection. Women in state custody face sexual assault by their jailers. Women are punished for having sex outside of marriage or with a person of their choosing (rather than of their family's choosing). Husbands and other male family members obstruct or dictate women's access to reproductive health care. Doctors and government officials disproportionately target women from disadvantaged or marginalized communities for coercive family planning policies. </p> <p> Our duty as activists is to expose and denounce as human rights violations those practices and policies that silence and subordinate women. We reject specific legal, cultural, or religious practices by which women are systematically discriminated against, excluded from political participation and public life, segregated in their daily lives, raped in armed conflict, beaten in their homes, denied equal divorce or inheritance rights, killed for having sex, forced to marry, assaulted for not conforming to gender norms, and sold into forced labor. Arguments that sustain and excuse these human rights abuses - those of cultural norms, "appropriate" rights for women, or western imperialism - barely disguise their true meaning: that women's lives matter less than men's. Cultural relativism, which argues that there are no universal human rights and that rights are culture-specific and culturally determined, is still a formidable and corrosive challenge to women's rights to equality and dignity in all facets of their lives. </p> <p> The Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch fights against the dehumanization and marginalization of women. We promote women's equal rights and human dignity. The realization of women's rights is a global struggle based on universal human rights and the rule of law. It requires all of us to unite in solidarity to end traditions, practices, and laws that harm women. It is a fight for freedom to be fully and completely human and equal without apology or permission. Ultimately, the struggle for women's human rights must be about making women's lives matter everywhere all the time. In practice, this means taking action to stop discrimination and violence against women. </p></div> </div></fieldset></div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="panel-middle clear-block"><h2 class="title">Reports</h2><div class="view view-region-reports"><div class="view-content view-content-region-reports"><div class="item-list"><ul class=" clear-block"><li class="first"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/06/13/prisoners-past-0" class="imagecache imagecache-crop-200x133N imagecache-linked imagecache-crop-200x133N_linked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013410im_/http://www.hrw.org/en/sites/default/files/imagecache/crop-200x133N/media/images/report-covers/kuwait4in.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-crop-200x133N"/></a></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/06/13/prisoners-past-0">Prisoners of the Past</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle">Kuwaiti Bidun and the Burden of Statelessness</div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/05/04/he-loves-you-he-beats-you-0" class="imagecache imagecache-crop-200x133N imagecache-linked imagecache-crop-200x133N_linked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013410im_/http://www.hrw.org/en/sites/default/files/imagecache/crop-200x133N/media/images/report-covers/turkey0511.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-crop-200x133N"/></a></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/05/04/he-loves-you-he-beats-you-0">“He Loves You, He Beats You”</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle">Family Violence in Turkey and Access to Protection </div> </div></li><li class="last"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/03/10/you-dress-according-their-rules-0" class="imagecache imagecache-crop-200x133N imagecache-linked imagecache-crop-200x133N_linked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013410im_/http://www.hrw.org/en/sites/default/files/imagecache/crop-200x133N/media/images/report-covers/chechnya0311.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-crop-200x133N"/></a></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/03/10/you-dress-according-their-rules-0">“You Dress According to Their Rules”</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle">Enforcement of an Islamic Dress Code for Women in Chechnya</div> </div></li></ul></div></div><div class="view-footer view-footer-region-reports"><div class="more"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/publications/reports/681/related">More reports</a>»</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-footer clear-block"><div id="block-tic-policy_hybrid" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <h6 class="block-title clear-block">Women's Rights</h6> <div class="bcontent"><div class="view view-taxonomy-filter"><div class="view-content view-content-taxonomy-filter"><div class="item-list"><ul class=" clear-block"><li class="first"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/29/workplace-flexibility-breeds-contentment-all-sides">Workplace Flexibility Breeds Contentment on all Sides </a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 29, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Kimberley N., a senior manager of a non-profit organization, gave birth to a baby with a life-threatening illness. After years of stellar performance reviews, she received a scathing one immediately after returning from a short maternity leave. Her organization refused to let her reduce her schedule even slightly or to telecommute to make it easier to care for her infant. Her workplace turned so hostile that she felt she had to leave.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/29/hidden-victims-human-trafficking">The Hidden Victims of Human Trafficking </a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 29, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Being forced into domestic servitude is one of the most common forms of human trafficking. Yet it remains one of the most invisible, including meager media coverage and law enforcement efforts. 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I explained as gently as I could why this is a discriminatory notion, incompatible with human rights standards, and moved on. My student sat as if stunned for two minutes, then gathered her books and left the class.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/24/why-women-politics-matter">Why women in politics matter</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 24, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Following a five-month stalemate, Lebanon’s prime minister has finally announced his 30-member cabinet. News reports have concentrated on the representation of various religious factions. But there has been little attention to the fact that all 30 ministers are men. Recent Lebanese governments were dominated by men, but not to the total exclusion of women.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/24/us-protect-against-rape-immigration-detention">US: Protect Against Rape in Immigration Detention</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 24, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>The indictment of a prison guard in a sexual abuse case of a detained immigrant underscores the need for the US government to provide immigration detainees the same protections from rape that it plans for other prisoners.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/22/health-and-human-rights-women-imprisoned-zambia">Health and human rights of women imprisoned in Zambia</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 22, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>The healthcare needs and general experience of women in detention in sub-Saharan Africa are rarely studied and poorly understood. A mixed-methods study was conducted including in-depth interviews with 38 adult female prisoners and 21 prison officers in four Zambian prisons to assess the health and human rights concerns of female detainees. Key informant interviews with 46 officials from government and non-governmental organizations and a legal and policy review were also conducted.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/20/turkey-make-rights-reform-priority">Turkey: Make Rights Reform a Priority</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 20, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government should put human rights reforms, starting with a new constitution, at the top of its agenda for its third term.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/20/philippines-dictating-choices-risking-lives">Philippines: Dictating choices, risking lives</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 20, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Doe-eyed and frail, with a mellow voice and a cheery smile, nothing about Sara (not her real name) suggested she had been through ordeal after ordeal in her 22 years. 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At home, the government took steps to bring to an end the system of military tutelage which has held sway in Turkey throughout the Republic and to secure better civilian oversight of the military, a precondition for any democratizing country.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class="last"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/18/us-dads-deserve-be-envious-father-s-day">U.S. dads deserve to be envious on Father’s Day</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 18, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>This weekend, dad might peek over the hedge at the neighbors' Father's Day gifts. He'll probably see some nice stuff: a National Retail Federation survey found that Americans will spend on average $106 for Father's Day this year, with sporting goods, automotive accessories and electronics making popular gifts. But if dad wants to keep his spirits up, he'd better not peek over the hedge at other countries' paid paternity leave policies.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li></ul></div></div><div class="view-footer view-footer-taxonomy-filter"><div class="more"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/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/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/rss" class="rss-link">RSS</a> <div class="pipe-links"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/home" title="Home">Home</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/our-work" title="Our Work">Our Work</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/news" title="News">News</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/publications" title="Publications">Publications</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/multimedia">Multimedia</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/about" title="About Us">About Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013410/http://www.kintera.org/site/c.nlIWIgN2JwE/b.4542089/">Donate</a></div> </div> <div class="footer-blocks clear-block"> <div id="block-tic-tic_copy_24478" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="node clear-block ltr ntype-copy"> <div class="content clear-block filter-text"> Human Rights Watch<br/> 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor<br/> New York, NY 10118-3299<br/> USA<br/> Tel: 1-(212) 290-4700<br/> <br/> <strong><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/contact-us">Contact Us - Global Offices</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/iff">Film Festival</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/about/jobs">Employment</a></strong> </div> </div> </div> </div> <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/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/regions">Browse by Region</a></strong><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first"><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/africa">Africa</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/americas">Americas</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013410/http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. 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