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2018 UN Commission On The Status Of Women

March 10, 2018

The 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62) will take place at the UN’s New York headquarters from...

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Nepal – Equality Now joint submission to the Committee on Eliminating Discrimination against Women 71st pre-sessional working group March 2018

March 10, 2018

The joint submission deals with our concern about prevailing gender discrimination against Nepali women, who are denied ...

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Bahamas – Equality Now joint submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 71st Session October 2018

March 10, 2018

The joint submission deals with our concerns about prevailing gender discrimination in the Constitution of The Baha...

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What Are You Doing For Women And Girls In 2018?

March 8, 2018

Tell us by 26 march 2018 for or a chance to have your commitment featured in our video! COMMITMENT FEATURED IN OUR VIDEO...

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Mourning the Loss of Asma Jahangir (1952 – 2018)

February 12, 2018

We at Equality Now are deeply saddened at the passing of world renowned Pakistani human rights lawyer and social justice acti...

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5 Things You Need To Know About Ending FGM

February 3, 2018

For International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), we spoke with our partner, Adama Lee, a dynamic ...

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Time’s Up! Women’s March 2018

January 24, 2018

What an incredible weekend! This year’s march was a testament to the passion, energy and activism that birthed this movemen...

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Not On My Watch: Tackling Sexual Violence in Kenya

December 1, 2017

Equality Now is only as strong as its partners. In recognition of World Aids Day today and 16 days of activism, meet one...

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Bahrain – Equality Now joint submission to the Human Rights Commission (CCPR) 121st Session October 2017

November 24, 2017

The submission deals with our concern about the sex-based discrimination against women under the law in Bahrain. The Citizens...

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Paraguay CEDAW Submission 2017

November 20, 2017

This submission deals with Paraguay’s obligation to address its high prevalence of sexual violence and forced pregnanc...

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Litigating Before The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights: A Practice Manual

November 7, 2017

We have developed this manual following requests from lawyers who have benefited from training on using the African Protocol ...

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The World’s Shame: The Global Rape Epidemic

November 7, 2017

Around the world, rape and sexual abuse are everyday violent occurrences — affecting close to a billion women and girls...