![The sign for a Gap store is seen on 5th avenue in midtown Manhattan in New York June 16, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-gap-business-labor_2.jpg?itok=eSr3I2lQ)
![The sign for a Gap store is seen on 5th avenue in midtown Manhattan in New York June 16, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-gap-business-labor_2.jpg?itok=eSr3I2lQ)
August 4, 2016
Canada Launches Historic Inquiry into Violence Against Indigenous Women
Inquiry Should Examine Police Misconduct, Accountability Gaps
![Canada's Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett (L), Status of Women Minister Patricia Hajdu (2nd L) and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould look on as Algonquin leader Claudette Commanda (R) says a prayer at the start of a news conference](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-canada-americas-bennett-indigenous-women-rights.jpg?itok=XWZoi5po)
August 4, 2016
Saudi Arabia: Women Are 'Changing the Game'
As Olympics Open, Government Should Lower Hurdles to Sport
![At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Sarah Attar represents Saudi Arabia as the country's first Olympic female runner, competing in the women’s 800 meters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/main_photo.jpg?itok=3s19wRZh)
July 28, 2016
Lebanon: Syrian Women at Risk of Sex Trafficking
Improve Enforcement; Provide Support for Victims
![A Syrian woman, a victim of sex trafficking, finds refuge at a shelter in an undisclosed location in Lebanon.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/gettyimages-522117674-_sized.jpg?itok=mn1H5uB2)
July 28, 2016
Dispatches: Russia - Domestic Violence Victims Need Legal Protection
New Law Can Help End Epidemic of Violence Against Women
![Marem Aliyeva](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/alieva.jpg?itok=GAd3IJas)
July 27, 2016
Burundi: Gang Rapes by Ruling Party Youth
Attacks by Members of Youth League, Police on Relatives of Perceived Opponents
![Burundian refugees gather on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Kagunga village, Kigoma, in western Tanzania on May 17, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtx1ddki-sized.jpg?itok=q-R2M4cc)
July 22, 2016
Dispatches: Abuse of Canada's Indigenous Women Should be Properly Investigated
Upcoming Inquiry Needs to Probe All Allegations, Including Involvement of Police
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July 22, 2016
It’s Time to End Male Control of Saudi Women
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July 20, 2016
Dispatches: A Fitting Memorial to Qandeel
Positive Signs for Movement on Pakistan’s Anti-Honor Killing Bill
July 16, 2016
Saudi Arabia: Male Guardianship Boxes Women In
Restricts Movement, Work, Health, Safety
![© 2016 Human Rights Watch](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/hrw_visual-01.png?itok=YB6wV8GJ)
July 13, 2016
Oman: Domestic Workers Trafficked, Trapped
Reform System, Laws to Protect Migrant Women
![A migrant domestic worker watches over a child playing in the Magic Planet, City Centre Muscat, a shopping mall in Oman.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/oman_report-_cover_photo_july_2016.jpg?itok=auvg-EGN)
![Excessive working hours](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/hrw_omanreport_illustrations_02_excessiveworkinghours-png.png?itok=JylbyM2a)
July 8, 2016
Dispatches: Tanzanian High Court Rules Against Child Marriage
In a Victory for Girls’ Rights, Marrying Age Raised to 18
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July 8, 2016
Dispatches: India’s Cow Hotline Underlines Misplaced Political Priorities
Authorities Should Redouble Efforts to End Abuses Against Women, Girls
![Activists from All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) shout slogans as they carry placards outside the Haryana Bhawan during a protest in New Delhi, India, February 29, 2016 demanding a probe into what they said were rapes and sexual assaults in](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-07-india-asia-rape-violence-protest_2.jpg?itok=96wLnuxz)