Guatemala has a historic opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to the rights of women and girls
July 26, 2024
Leer en español Guatemala City, July 26, 2024 – This week, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condu...
Understanding the new law against child marriage in Sierra Leone
July 23, 2024
What is the new law on child marriage in Sierra Leone? On 2nd July 2024, President Maada Bio of Sierra Leone signed The Prohi...
Solidarity statement on the ongoing situation in Bangladesh
July 22, 2024
We are deeply alarmed by the reports of police brutality and violence in Bangladesh which has led to deaths and injuries of p...
Four Reasons Monthly Donations Benefit Both You and Equality Now
July 18, 2024
Every year Equality Now strives to expand our reach and do even more to achieve global legal and systemic gender equality. Ou...
21 reasons why the Maputo Protocol is beneficial to women and girls in Africa
July 11, 2024
21 years ago, African States adopted the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Wome...
Gender Equality in Progress: Equality Now at the 56th UN Human Rights Council
July 9, 2024
What is the United Nations Human Rights Council? The Human Rights Council is responsible for strengthening the promotio...
What’s happening with the FGM law in the Gambia?
July 8, 2024
The law against female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Gambia is at risk. Current attempts to repeal the anti-FGM law were ig...
The Unfulfilled Promise Of Equal Rights For Women And Girls In The U.S.
July 4, 2024
While the United States celebrates Independence Day, many Americans remain unaware that the human rights of women and girls a...
Where you’ll find Equality Now at the Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
June 27, 2024
The Regional Conference on Population and Development of Latin America and the Caribbean will convene its fifth session in Ca...
Where you’ll find Equality Now at the United Nations Human Rights Council 56th Session
June 24, 2024
The fifty-sixth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) at the United Nations in Geneva takes place from J...
5 Things You Should Know About Widows’ Rights in the MENA Region
June 23, 2024
Today, 23 June, is International Widows Day, a day to draw attention to the voices and experiences of widows and to galvanize...
The Belém do Pará Convention at 30: Commitments to Accelerate its Implementation at the XI Conference of States Parties
June 21, 2024
The IX Conference of States Parties to the Follow-up Mechanism to the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment...