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The Gambia – Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 48th Session of the Universal Periodic Review, July 2024

July 16, 2024

Equality Now and GAMCOTRAP make this joint submission to the Human Rights Council at the 48th Session of the Universal Period...

Submissions

Iran – Submission to the Human Rights Council  at the 48th Session of the Universal Periodic Review, July 2024

July 11, 2024

Equality Now and our partners The Centre for Supporters of Human Rights and Femena made this submission to the Working Group ...

Fact Sheets

I Need The ERA Because…Paid Care is a Right – Gender Equality and the Care Economy

July 4, 2024

For more than a century, feminists have realized that omitting sex discrimination from the Constitution presents a major barr...

Publications

Sexual Violence in South Asia: Legal and Other Barriers to Justice for Survivors – 2024 Update

June 24, 2024

Our 2021 report,  Sexual Violence in South Asia: Legal and Other Barriers to Justice, co-authored by Equality Now and Di...

Publications

Gender Inequality In Family Laws In Africa: An Overview Of Key Trends In Select Countries

May 13, 2024

This Report assesses the current status of family laws in 20 African countries, analyzing their compliance with the Maputo Pr...

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Kazakhstan – Analysis and List of Recommendations for the Authorities after Amendments in Legislation Combatting Domestic Violence

April 29, 2024

The President of Kazakhstan signed laws that could address some forms of domestic violence on April 15, 2024. The amendments ...

Publications

Sexual Violence and Harassment in the Metaverse

April 26, 2024

The metaverse is a space where emerging manifestation of sexual violence are occurring, with female-presenting avatars far mo...

Submissions

Report on Violence Against Women and Girls in Uzbekistan for Consideration by the European Union Before EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue

April 24, 2024

In response to the critical issues of violence against women and girls in Uzbekistan, Equality Now presents a detailed submis...

Submissions

Report on Violence Against Women and Girls in Kazakhstan for Consideration by the European Union Before EU-Kazakhstan Human Rights Dialogue 2024

April 24, 2024

Advocating for enhanced legal protections, Equality Now presents a detailed submission for the EU-Kazakhstan Human Rights Dia...

Submissions

Information on Mali for Consideration by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at its 96th Session, May 2024

April 22, 2024

We respectfully submit this information for consideration by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at its 96th Session (6-...

Submissions

Information on Egypt for Consideration by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at its 96th Session, May 2024

April 22, 2024

We present this submission in advance of the 96th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (‘the Committee’), ...

Submissions

Information on Singapore for Consideration by the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women at its 88th Session

April 22, 2024

We respectfully present this report to supplement the sixth periodic report submitted by Singapore scheduled for review by th...