![A woman walking on the street in Zarziss, Tunisia.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/03/202203mena_tunisia_zariss.jpg?h=8732a505&itok=OUuBbGtF)
![A woman walking on the street in Zarziss, Tunisia.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/03/202203mena_tunisia_zariss.jpg?h=8732a505&itok=OUuBbGtF)
Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Uzbekistan
71st Session
South Africa: Broken Promises to Aid Gender-Based Violence Survivors
Improve Shelter Funding; Increase Access for Sex Workers, LGBT, Undocumented Survivors
![General view during the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) protest march organized by the Office of The Premier in collaboration with Phepha Foundation on April 26, 2021 in Durban, South Africa.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/11/202111africa_southafrica_gbv.jpg?h=299fd47d&itok=Z0aQL1sj)
Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Review of Kyrgyzstan
80th Session
Afghan Women Fleeing Violence Lose Vital Protection
For Survivors of Abuse, Shelters Offered Lifeline
![Afghan women sew in their bedroom at a women's shelter in Kabul, March 20, 2017. A non-descript building tucked away in a residential neighborhood is one of the few hidden sanctuaries where battered women can seek support.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202109afghanistan_women_shelter_closing.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=Wg9eEWrG)
Greece: Dangerous Custody Law to Take Effect
Lack of Protections Puts Women, Children at Risk
![Protesters in Athens, Greece on March 27, 2021 stand outside the Greek Parliament displaying a banner that reads “your sexism is harming both mother and child” against a new law that introduces presumptive co-custody of children, even in cases of domestic violence.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202109eca_greece_familylaw.jpg?h=59f9d53c&itok=Fo_HOBaz)
HRW submission to the Home Office of the Government of the UK
Open Consultation on Domestic Abuse Act statutory guidance
Greece: Custody Bill Puts Women, Children at Risk
Reject Proposed Legal Changes; Improve Protections for Abuse Victims
![Protest outside the Greek Parliament in Athens on March 27, 2021 against a bill that would introduce compulsory equal joint custody of children in cases of separation or divorce.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202104wrd_Greece_custodybill.jpg?h=59f9d53c&itok=NveuchCQ)
Poland: Escalating Threats to Women Activists
Investigate, Protect Rights Defenders, End Hateful Rhetoric
![Protesters hold a banner of Strajk Kobiet (Women's Strike) during a protest in Warsaw on March 8, International Women's Day, organized by the Women's Strike (Strajk Kobiet) against the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party and the decision of the Constitutional Court.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202103WRD_Poland_protests.jpg?h=af97b938&itok=PqLdCj6O)
Qatar: Male Guardianship Severely Curtails Women’s Rights
Discriminatory Restrictions Affect Independence to Marry, Study, Work, Travel
![Women fly a kite in a park next to a body of water](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202103mena_qatar_maleguardianship_main.jpg?h=f83b9b93&itok=iokjM8gr)
Human Rights Watch Submission to the House of the Lords
Briefing on the Need for Urgent Amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill November 2, 2020
Russia’s Deadly Negligence of Domestic Violence
![In February 2017, parliament decriminalized first instances of battery among family members.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201818eca_russia_dv_1.jpg?itok=I5hCgnGj)
Kazakhstan’s Domestic Violence Survivors Push for Legal Protections
Lawmakers Have Opportunity to Strengthen Flawed Law
![Participants protest against discrimination and gender-based violence during a rally held by members of feminist organizations and social activists in Almaty, Kazakhstan.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910eca_kazakhstan_women.jpg?itok=WzxBD1z9)
Combating Domestic Violence is Dangerous Work in Russia
Another Women’s Rights Group Could Be Labeled a “Foreign Agent”
![The staff of Nasiliu.net center, an awareness-raising group that provides assistance to domestic violence survivors.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/12/202012ECA_Russia_NasiliuNet.jpg?h=5237c4af&itok=5q4UA_S0)
Iran: Adopt Draft Law to Protect Women
As Outrage Against Abuses Grows, Fix Bill’s Major Gaps and Pass It