9th يوليو 2020

At Home With Dan Sickles, Antonio Santini and Sophia Voines

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We sat down with documentary filmmakers, Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini as well as trans activist, Sophia Voines to discuss their film, Mala Mala.

The documentary follows the stories of 9 transgender individuals in Puerto Rico through their everyday lives, highlighting their intimate moments, performances, struggles, friendships, activism and overall fight for acceptance. It also includes the approval and signature of Puerto Rico’s Law 238-2014, which prevents discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity and shows the critical impact this legislation has on the protagonists.

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Equality Now, together with Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association, and FEMNET, submitted recommendations to the African Commission urging stronger protections for women’s rights, gender equality, refugee rights, prison reforms, and gender-responsive AI governance in Zimbabwe.

From the paradigm of force to that of consent: Towards a comprehensive reform of sexual offences in Mexico

This brief examines Mexico’s 33 criminal codes on rape, estupro, sexual abuse, statutes of limitation and reparations, identifying reforms needed to place consent at the centre of sexual violence laws.

A toolkit for journalists covering sexual violence in Latin America and the Caribbean

A practical guide to help journalists report on sexual violence accurately, sensitively and without revictimising or causing further harm.