4th أبريل 2022

Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and exploitation of children

Equality Now submitted this brief to the Office of the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography, and other child sexual abuse material, in response to the call for submissions on addressing the vulnerabilities of children to sale and sexual exploitation in the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be presented to the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in October 2022.

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In this brief, we share our concerns, gaps, challenges, and good practices in addressing the protection of victims and survivors of sexual exploitation and violence. This brief details our concerns regarding the manifestations of the sale and trafficking of children and sexual exploitation of children, particularly adolescent girls, online. The roots of sexual exploitation and abuse of children can be found in vulnerabilities that arise from sex and gender-based discrimination, intersecting inequalities (such as poverty, quality of education, age, ethnicity, and migrant status), and harmful cultural beliefs and social norms.

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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.

Submission Update to the Universal Periodic Review – United States of America 53rd Session of the UPR Working Group of the Human Rights Council

This update examines recent legal and political developments impacting women’s and girls’ rights in the United States, including the continued failure to guarantee constitutional sex equality, ongoing gaps in protections against child marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), growing concerns surrounding online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA), and the United States’ increasing disengagement from international human rights systems. It also highlights emerging legislative trends, survivor experiences, and the broader implications of weakened accountability and protection…


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