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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.

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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.

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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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Moldova: Joint Stakeholder Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review 54th Session of the UPR Working Group of the Human Rights Council

Read our joint UN submission calling on Moldova to strengthen laws, access to justice and survivor support to address gender-based violence against women and girls, including those facing intersecting discrimination.

Ukraine: Joint Stakeholder Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review 54th Session of the UPR Working Group of the Human Rights Council

Read our joint UN submission assessing Ukraine’s progress, gaps and measures needed to strengthen responses to gender-based violence against women and girls, including in the context of ongoing armed conflict.

Submissions on the ACHPR draft declaration on the promotion of the role of human and peoples’ rights defenders and their protection in Africa

Equality Now and joint civil society organisations submitted recommendations to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) on its Draft Declaration on the Promotion of the Role of Human and Peoples’ Rights Defenders and Their Protection in Africa. The submission calls for stronger protections for human rights defenders, particularly women human rights defenders, and urges the Commission to ensure that the Declaration is grounded in binding human rights standards, refrains from the anti-rights language of vague ‘African values and traditions’, strengthens civic space, p…

Latest News & Insights

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29th July 2026

6 mins

What to know about human trafficking this World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

News and Insights

22nd July 2026

10 mins

Survivors of sexual violence in South Asia struggle to access compensation, new report finds

Press Releases

14th July 2026

4 mins

Reflections from a Retreat in The Adirondacks: Foundational Conversations

Stories

14th July 2026

7 mins

Reflections from a Retreat in The Adirondacks: Intersex and FGM/C activists in conversation

Stories

13th July 2026

17 mins

Equality Culture Club: Ruchira Gupta on writing for a young audience and the power of hope

Culture Club

10th July 2026

11 mins

Maputo at 23: 23 reasons why the Maputo Protocol remains vital for women and girls in Africa

News and Insights

10th July 2026

6 mins

23 years after the Maputo Protocol: From promise to practice for women and girls in Africa

News and Insights

9th July 2026

8 mins

Female genital mutilation/cutting found in Kerala, new research shows

Press Releases

9th July 2026

7 mins

Reflections from a Retreat in The Adirondacks: Confronting Leopold’s Ghost and The Fight for Autonomy and Democracy

Stories

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