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March 11, 2021 News Release

Illinois: Repeal Forced Parental Notice of Abortion

Law Violates Young People’s Human Rights, Can Delay Their Care

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March 10, 2021 News Release

Bahrain: Police Beat, Threaten Children

Parents, Lawyers Barred from Interrogations, Hearings

Sayed Hasan Ameen, 16, has serious medical complications from sickle cell anemia but Bahraini authorities denied him family visits and access to medications in detention. He is being tried as an adult, along with other children.
March 4, 2021 Dispatches

European Climate Change Lawsuit Spotlights Child Rights

Court Recognizes Urgency of Climate Crisis

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March 2, 2021 Statement

Submission on the Rights of the Indigenous Child

To the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

February 25, 2021 Dispatches

Brave Indonesian Women Discuss Freedom to Choose What to Wear

‘Magnificent 7’ Urge Schools to Follow New Ruling Making Jilbab Voluntary

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February 25, 2021 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Proposed Reforms Neglect Basic Rights

Ongoing Repression, Absence of Civil Society Impede Progress

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February 23, 2021 News Release

Germany: MPs Should Strengthen Proposed Supply Chain Law

Proposed Measure Falls Short of International Norms

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February 22, 2021 Dispatches

Sweden To Investigate Illegal Intercountry Adoptions

Follows Netherlands Government’s Decision to Halt Adoptions

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February 17, 2021 Dispatches

More Schoolchildren Abducted in Nigeria

Authorities Should Ensure Schools Are Safe

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February 13, 2021 Commentary

More Action is Needed to End Family Separations and Protect Children at the Border

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February 12, 2021 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Mauritania

80th Pre-session

February 11, 2021 Commentary

What Biden Needs to Do to Restore Rights at the Border

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February 11, 2021 Dispatches

Saudi Arabia Drops Death Sentence Against Child Protestors

Urgent Need for More Reform to Prevent Future Abuses

Ali al-Nimr was one of at least three Saudi men on death row for protest-related crimes committed when they were children.
February 11, 2021 News Release

For Valentine’s Day, Traceable, Transparent Jewelry Supply Chains

Jewelry, Watch Companies Should Strengthen Supply Chain Safeguards

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February 5, 2021 Dispatches

Singapore Spying on Students’ Laptops

Mandatory Order to Install Surveillance Software Infringes on Child Privacy, Expression

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