India: Remove Hurdles to Justice for Women with Disabilities
Reforms on Sexual Violence Not Implemented for ‘Invisible Victims’
![When she was 13, Razia (not her real name), who has an intellectual disability and difficulties in speaking, was raped by her brother’s tutor in 2014.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804asia_india_main.jpg?itok=1x2sXq58)
Yezidi Girl’s Freedom Opens Door to Justice in Iraq
Prosecute ISIS Members for Specific Crimes
![Displaced Yezidis take shelter on Mount Sinjar. August 14, 2014.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/1_0.jpg?itok=j78RW07n)
Myanmar: Quash Conviction of Former Child Soldier
Protect Victims of Underage Military Recruitment
![Myanmar army soldiers take positions near Laukkai, February 17, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803asia_myanmar_soldiers.jpg?itok=ZsGgzN0t)
Mauritania: Administrative Obstacles Keep Kids from School
Daunting Civil Registration Process Depresses Enrollment
![Three of Mariama’s ten children: Khadijetou, Asya and Aicha who recently enrolled in primary school despite their lack of civil registration, thanks to the assistance of the Mauritanian NGO Women Heads of Family, Nouakchott, Mauritania, October 23, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803mena_mauritania_three_girls.jpg?itok=F5_O6v4P)
The Mysterious Death of a Papuan Child
Indonesian Authorities Should Investigate Conflicting Accounts
![Protesters push policemen during a rally calling for their right to self-determination in the Indonesian controlled part of Papua, in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 1, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803asia_indonesia_papua_police_2.jpg?itok=8PBFouu1)
14, Pregnant from Rape, Dead in Childbirth
Paraguay’s harsh abortion law endangers adolescent girls
![Paraguayan social activists protest in front of the Health Ministry to demand the end of violence against women and better health care for women, as the world celebrates "International Women's Day" in Asuncion, Paraguay, March 8, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803americas_paraguay_womensrights_sexualviolence.jpg?itok=ebRDF6-o)
Jordan: Step Forward, Step Back for Urban Refugees
They Get Legal Status, But Lose Health Subsidies
![Syrian children attend class in a school in the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan, October 20, 2015. The school taught Syrian girls in the morning and boys in the afternoon, but lacked electricity, heating, and running water.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/crd_jordan_1.jpg?itok=9ZA1XXme)
Open Classrooms to Children with Disabilities
![School-age children in Lebanon.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803mena_lebanon_drd_main.jpg?itok=9Z8VcWVC)
Swiss Jeweler Commitment to “Ethical Sourcing” a Mixed Bag
Reliance on Weak Sourcing Standard Undermines Announcement
![A Chopard jewelry store in Place Vendôme in Paris, France, July 2011.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802crd_jewelry_photo17.jpg?itok=hVhI8HgT)
Syria’s Kids Are Still Being Killed at School
Amid Ongoing Bombings, More Protection Needed for Education
![Children walk through the rubble of the Tamayuz (“Excellence”) kindergarten in the town of Hamouriyeh after it was hit by a Syrian-Russian airstrike on November 8, 2017. © 2017 Private](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801crd_eastern_gouta_.png?itok=5gN-d9x_)
Why Menstrual Hygiene is an Urgent Human Rights Issue
Women and Girls Still Suffer From Lack of Support in Managing Menstruation
![A woman fetches water from a partially submerged hand pump in a flood-affected village in Sonitpur district in the northeastern state of Assam, India, September 11, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803asia_india_womensrights_water_health.jpg?itok=VfyRwYNV)
Lebanon: Schools Discriminate Against Children with Disabilities
Make Schools Inclusive, End Reliance on Institutions
![School-age children in Lebanon.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803mena_lebanon_drd_main.jpg?itok=9Z8VcWVC)
The Path to Responsible Sourcing in the Jewellery Sector
![A girl works in an artisanal diamond mine in Sosso Nakombo, Central African Republic, near the border with Cameroon, in August 2015](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802children_jewellery_cover_0.png?itok=0T_zSoNN)
Japan Moves to End Child Marriage
Bill Would Make 18 Minimum Marriage Age for Women and Men
![A bride in traditional Japanese wedding attire poses for photos with her groom at the Itsukushima Shrine in Hatsukaichi, southwestern Japan April 16, 2008.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803asia_japan_marriage_wedding.jpg?itok=tL-WNkM5)