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Equality Now leads the way in driving the legal and systemic change needed to end violence and discrimination against all women and girls, everywhere in the world, to the benefit of all.

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We inform and advise; working with governments, policy-makers, and civil society to craft better laws and guide more effective implementation in every part of the world.

We are catalysts.

We convene and connect; building coalitions and creating movements to collectively tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues, with partners at both grassroots and global levels.

We are reformers.

We challenge and champion; holding power to account through targeted advocacy and campaigns, while platforming and amplifying the most marginalized voices.

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Driving change since 1992.

The evidence is clear: achieving legal gender equality benefits everyone, providing the foundation for more stable, prosperous societies where all are free to achieve their potential.

Since our inception in 1992, we’ve played a pivotal role in the reform of over 135 discriminatory laws worldwide – positively impacting the lives of millions of women and girls, their communities and nations, both now and for generations to come.

Together, we can eliminate all legal and systemic barriers to gender equality and transform the lives of millions more.

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Kenya Joint Shadow Report on the implementation of the Maputo Protocol

Submitted by Equality Now on behalf of 13 joint stakeholders, this shadow report assesses Kenya’s implementation of the Maputo Protocol and highlights urgent gaps in law, policy, and practice affecting women and girls. It calls on Kenya to strengthen protections against gender-based violence, advance reproductive rights, end discriminatory family law practices, improve access to justice, and protect marginalised women, including refugees, widows, older women, and women with disabilities.

Mauritius Joint CSO Shadow Report on the implementation of the Maputo Protocol

The Mauritius Joint CSO Shadow Report on the Implementation of the Maputo Protocol highlights the urgent need to strengthen protections for the rights of women and girls in Mauritius. The report documents persistent challenges, including gender-based violence, discrimination, barriers to justice and healthcare, and economic inequality, while calling for comprehensive legal and policy reforms aligned with the Maputo Protocol.

Good practices on compensation for victims/survivors of sexual violence in South Asia

A regional analysis of compensation frameworks for survivors of sexual violence in six South Asian countries, with good practices and recommendations to strengthen access to justice.

Latest News & Insights

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25th May 2026

8 mins

How the global anti-rights movement is targeting women’s rights in Africa through family laws

News and Insights

22nd May 2026

13 mins

ACERWC landmark decision on Maggie’s case in Malawi marks a turning point for children’s rights in Africa

News and Insights

22nd May 2026

10 mins

Equality Culture Club: Professor Clare McGlynn on ‘Exposed’, online misogyny, and the future of digital accountability

Culture Club

21st May 2026

10 mins

Building change together across the MENA region: In conversation with Dima Dabbous

News and Insights

19th May 2026

11 mins

Equality Now calls on African governments to strengthen laws on sexual violence, FGM, and women’s rights

Press Releases

13th May 2026

5 mins

Women’s contribution to family wealth remains excluded from legal recognition in MENA

Press Releases

13th May 2026

10 mins

Recognising monetary and non-monetary contributions when dividing matrimonial property is essential for achieving economic justice in Africa

News and Insights

11th May 2026

10 mins

FGM in India: The 2026 Supreme Court hearing explained

News and Insights

7th May 2026

7 mins

Contradictions in child marriage laws undermine protection for girls in South Asia

Press Releases

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