US Congress Should Pass Law to Protect Women’s and Girls’ Rights Around the World

Expand Women hold children's' hands as they wait to cross a street after school in downtown Shanghai September 12, 2014. © 2014 Reuters Last week, Human Rights Watch joined 75 other organizations to support a new bill in the United States House of Representatives seeking to restore funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a key agency promoting women’s and girls’ human rights around the world. The Trump administration has repeatedly blocked funding to UNFPA despite Congress’ approval. UNFPA is an important player in promoting women’s and girls’ human rights around the world.…

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