![A crowd of women hold up green protest signs](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/08/202008americas_argentina_abortion_main.jpg?h=0a8e3d18&itok=DFN1s6gj)
![A crowd of women hold up green protest signs](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/08/202008americas_argentina_abortion_main.jpg?h=0a8e3d18&itok=DFN1s6gj)
November 1, 2021
US: The Texas Abortion Ban
October 28, 2021
Illinois: Legislature Repeals Harmful Abortion Restriction
Move Will Protect Young People’s Rights, Dignity, Access to Health Care
![Abortion rally in Chicaco, Illinois, US.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110crd_us_illinois_abortion_rally.jpg?h=02ce9656&itok=LyMtIRym)
September 16, 2021
Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Review of Ecuador
80th Session
September 14, 2021
Mexico: Landmark Reproductive Rights Rulings
Women’s Autonomy Should Be at Center of Abortion Regulation
September 8, 2021
Texas and US Supreme Court Deal Blow to Reproductive Rights
New Law Prohibits Nearly All Abortion Essentially After Six Weeks of Pregnancy
![Protesters march from City Hall to the federal courthouse in protest of the new state abortion law in Houston, Texas on September 5th, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202109us_texas_abortion_law.jpg?h=4252d3b7&itok=rA-yLUsm)
August 24, 2021
Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights on Qatar
69th Pre-Session
![Skyline with the skyscrapers in the financial area of Doha, the capital of Qatar. © 2017 Sergi Reboredo/AP Images](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902mena_qatar_skyline.jpg?itok=hc7UtYym)
August 24, 2021
Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Mauritania
69th Pre-Session
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July 14, 2021
Ecuador: Criminalizing Abortion Affects Rights, Health
Greatest Harm for Indigenous, Afro-Descendent People Living in Poverty
![Feminist activists and pro-choice groups witness a debate at Ecuador’s National Assembly on Criminal Code reform, in which there was a possibility that legislators would approve the decriminalization of abortion in cases involving rape, in Quito, Ecuador, on January 3, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202106wrd_ecuador_abortion.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=Sl6m7K8n)
July 1, 2021
Germany: Inaction on Heat Plans Threatens Health
Pregnancy Risks Left Out of Climate Change Planning
June 16, 2021
Africa: Prioritize Education to Safeguard Children’s Rights
Guarantee Free Education for All; Tackle Abuses
![“Angela,” 20, walks with her son near her home after returning from school in Migori county, western Kenya](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806africa_au_photo2.jpg?itok=ere1WOkM)
June 10, 2021
The Right of Everyone to Sexual and Reproductive Health: Challenges and Opportunities During Covid-19
Submission by Human Rights Watch to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health
![Banners and posters from a sit-in by pro-choice activists at the Ministry of Health in Rome on July 2, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/07/202007eca_italy_abortion.jpg?h=9eb0d413&itok=kTbuWRuF)
May 6, 2021
Afghanistan: Health Care for Women Hit by Aid Cuts
Dropping Donor Support Threatens Essential Services
![A new mother holds her hour-old baby in the maternity ward at Dasht-e-Barchi hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 2020. She had travelled from neighboring Laghman province to give birth at the hospital. On May 12, 2020, unidentified gunmen attacked the hospital’s maternity ward, killing 24 people, including 16 mothers, 2 children, and a midwife. Three new mothers were killed in the delivery room. Another 20 people, including babies, were injured in the four-hour attack. Ongoing security concerns have lef](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/04/202105wrd_afghanistan_maternalhealth.jpg?h=22d0731e&itok=sR88BNRl)
April 22, 2021
Dominican Republic: End Total Abortion Ban
Lawmakers Should Enact Proposed Criminal Code Reform