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Women and Girls of Afghanistan: We Hear You.

November 15, 2024

Equality Now stands firmly with the women and girls of Afghanistan, advocating for their fundamental rights and freedoms in t...

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Equality Now Statement on Sexual Violence in Sudan: Urgent Call for International Action and Accountability

November 15, 2024

Equality Now expresses serious concern over the findings of the recent UN Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan, which documents wide...

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Colombia prohibits child marriage without exceptions following tireless advocacy efforts

November 14, 2024

Colombia has become the latest country to prohibit child marriage without exceptions, after the Senate passed the legislation...

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Reflections on the First Global Ministerial Conference on Violence Against Children (VAC)

November 14, 2024

Leer en español Just days after the First Global Ministerial Conference on Violence Against Children, it’s essential to ta...

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Advancing Legal Equality: Defending Women’s Rights in a Shifting Global Landscape

November 12, 2024

In a world where close to 40% of anti-rights governments are dismantling equal rights for women and girls, Equality Now’...

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10 Things About FGM/C in South Asia – Voices from Communities

November 8, 2024

FGM/C continues to affect 80 million women and girls across Asia, including women and girls in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and...

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Strategic Alliance with ParlAmericas: Advancing Legislative Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean

October 30, 2024

Leer en español Sexual violence against women and girls remains a pervasive and deeply rooted issue across Latin America and...

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Where you’ll find Equality Now at the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children

October 24, 2024

The first-ever Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children will take place in Bogotá, Colombia, on November 7...

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Statement By Equality Now on the Occasion of the 81st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights

October 23, 2024

Honourable Chairperson of the ACHPR, Commissioners, State-Party Representatives, National Human Rights Institutions present, ...

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5 things you need to know about child marriage 

October 17, 2024

Leer en español Child marriage is defined as a formal marriage or informal union before the age of 18.  It is a human r...

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Gambia Mission: Lessons Learnt 

October 17, 2024

This September, Equality Now’s End Harmful Practices team took a much needed and anticipated mission to The Gambia. This v...

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Colombia Has a Key Opportunity to End Child Marriage and Early Unions and Protect Girls

October 8, 2024

This article was originally published in Spanish by Agenda Estado de Derecho. Op-Ed by Sandra Ramírez, Legal and Advocacy Ad...