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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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Ben Stiller’s Daughter Ella Gives Him a Lesson on Equality

October 21, 2024

New York, NY, October 17, 2024 — Acclaimed actor, comedian, and director Ben Stiller took to the stage with daughter Ella a...

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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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I need the ERA because…the voice of the US legal profession endorses it!

October 16, 2024

In August 2024, The American Bar Association, the largest national volunteer association of lawyers in the world, adopted&nbs...

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Kyrgyzstan – Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review 49th Session, October 2024

October 11, 2024

Equality Now and its partners – Public Association Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan, Public Association Union of People with Disa...

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Traditions, discrimination, and poverty are driving child and forced marriage in Eurasia

October 10, 2024

Baku, Azerbaijan, October 10, 2024 – Child, early, and forced marriages (CEFM) remain a pervasive and under-addressed issue...

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Breaking Barriers: Addressing Child, Early and Forced Marriage in Eurasia

October 10, 2024

This report examines child, early, and forced marriages (CEFM) in seven Eurasian countries—Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ky...

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Ending Child, Early And Forced Marriages And Unions In Argentina: Legal And Policy Frameworks

October 9, 2024

This report, developed by Equality Now in collaboration with CLADEM, examines the legal and policy frameworks surrounding chi...

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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...

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Colombia’s Senate to vote on landmark bill to end child marriage

October 8, 2024

By Sandra Ramirez, Legal and Advocacy Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean at Equality Now Colombia, Bogota, October 8...

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Reflections on UNGA79 and the Summit of the Future

October 4, 2024

A little under a week since the end of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) – this year with the Summit of the Fu...