Press Releases

Mona Sinha, CEO of Equality Now, inducted into National Women’s Hall of Fame

Tajikistan urged to strengthen laws on rape, domestic violence and child marriage, joint submissions to UN Committees say

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

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

Discriminatory family laws undermine women’s rights and post-conflict recovery in the Middle East and North Africa

Kenya’s Parliament urged to pass landmark bill to address discrimination against widows

Colombia passes landmark bill to end female genital mutilation

Yanar Mohammed was assassinated 100 days ago. No one has been charged. 

Equality Now calls on African governments to strengthen laws on sexual violence, FGM, and women’s rights

Women’s contribution to family wealth remains excluded from legal recognition in MENA

Contradictions in child marriage laws undermine protection for girls in South Asia

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