![A traditional birth attendant massages a pregnant woman before assisting in delivering her baby in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, July 3, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311wrd_kenya_traditional_birth_attendant.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=tlrmaB3h)
![A traditional birth attendant massages a pregnant woman before assisting in delivering her baby in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, July 3, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311wrd_kenya_traditional_birth_attendant.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=tlrmaB3h)
April 14, 2024
Chinese Women from the Countryside: Views on Marriage
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December 1, 2023
The Dangers of Conscientious Objection in Chile’s New Constitution
![People vote at the former Mapocho train station, now a cultural center, during an election to choose members of a council to draft a proposed new constitution, Santiago, Chile, May 7, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312ame_chile_elections.jpg?h=c1e51c98&itok=tKC7Z5Pg)
November 7, 2023
It’s Time to Support Africa’s Maternal Community Health Workers
Traditional Perinatal Care Workers Save Lives but Are Marginalized And Often Unpaid
![A traditional birth attendant massages a pregnant woman before assisting in delivering her baby in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, July 3, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311wrd_kenya_traditional_birth_attendant.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=tlrmaB3h)
August 17, 2023
Darfur: Rapid Support Forces, Allied Militias Rape Dozens
Governments Should Prioritize Care Services, Independent Investigations
![A group of women seated on the floor with their faces obscured](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/08/202308afr_sudan_darfur_rapesurvivors-edit1.jpg?h=33065390&itok=jjdcfv4o)
February 8, 2023
Racial Disparities Persist in Efforts to Eradicate Cervical Cancer
The government needs to eliminate the barriers to reproductive health care that are fueling inequalities for Black women
![Women looking at a sign about HPV Vaccine](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/01/202201WRD_Georgia_Cervical_Cancer.jpg?h=6acbff97&itok=a-7NABf-)
June 24, 2022
US: Abortion Access is a Human Right
Q&A on How Ban Will Violate Rights of Women, Girls, and Pregnant People
![Abortion rights activists protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 21, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/06/202206us_wrd_abortionprotest.jpg?h=790be497&itok=fB4yrifY)
June 24, 2022
Q&A: Access to Abortion is a Human Right
![Abortion rights activists protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 21, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/06/202206us_wrd_abortionprotest.jpg?h=790be497&itok=fB4yrifY)
June 24, 2022
US Supreme Court Topples Roe v. Wade in a Blow to Rights
Country Out of Step with International Trend to Expand Reproductive Rights
![Abortion rights activists protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 21, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/06/202206us_wrd_abortionprotest.jpg?h=790be497&itok=fB4yrifY)
February 22, 2022
Landmark Decision on Colombia Abortion Rights
Decriminalization a Victory for Health and Dignity
![Abortion rights activists celebrate in front of Colombia’s Constitutional Court in Bogota, Colombia, February 21, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/02/202202americas_colombia_womensrights_abortion.jpg?h=206ca7eb&itok=D8_jHOsT)
January 28, 2022
Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee in Advance of its Review of Egypt
![UN Headquarters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/01/202201bhr_un_cyber_building_0.jpg?h=fee4874d&itok=7JyZhkkL)
January 20, 2022
US: Cervical Cancer Disproportionally Kills Black Women
Rural Women in Georgia Need Better Access to Care, Information to Reduce Risks
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