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Turning the Tide on Violence and Harassment at Work
The #MeToo movement raised global awareness about the experience of harassment at work—now we have a potentially far-reaching ILO convention to combat the phenomenon.
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Break the Chains of Child Marriage
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LGBT Rights 50 Years After Stonewall
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Heed the Call
A Moral and Legal Imperative to Ban Killer Robots
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Who Will Stand for Us?
Victims’ Legal Representation at the ICC in the Ongwen Case and Beyond
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The Need for Supply Chain Transparency in the Garment and Footwear Industry
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“The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name"
See a global overview of anti-LGBT laws in a new tool that maps countries that outlaw same-sex relations between consenting adults and criminalize forms of gender expression.
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Browse sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) profiles of countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe & Central Asia, the Middle East & North Africa, and the United States. Profiles are primarily taken from sections of the Human Rights Watch 2019 World Report that relate to the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. The report, released in January 2019, documented events of 2018.
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#OUTLAWED “The love that dare not speak its name”
June is Pride Month in many parts of the world, commemorating the Stonewall uprising of June 1969, when lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in New York stood up against police brutality and injustice and demanded fair treatment. This year, New York hosts World Pride to mark 50 years since Stonewall.
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Human Rights Watch Country Profiles: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Browse sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) profiles of countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe & Central Asia, the Middle East & North Africa, and the United States. Profiles are primarily taken from sections of the Human Rights Watch 2019 World Report that relate to the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. The report, released in January 2019, documented events of 2018.
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Everyday Encryption
This game is about the everyday choices you make about your security, and the role encryption plays in those choices. Digital security is always about making compromises and tradeoffs—what do you want to protect, and from whom? You can never be 100 percent secure, but encryption can help reduce your digital security risks.
