Press Releases

Report on ‘Caste-Based Sexual Violence and State Impunity’ in Bihar Released; Consultation and Workshop Discuss Challenges Faced by Survivors and Recommendations for Change

Campaigners fear girls could be put at risk of FGM/C by Bohra religious leader’s UK visit 

A quarter of countries still have nationality laws that discriminate against women

Victims trafficked for sexual exploitation are being failed by Malawi’s criminal justice system

YW4A partnership focuses on strengthening human rights for young women in Egypt, Kenya, Palestine, and South Sudan

MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett award Equality Now $15 million gift to advance women’s and girls’ rights

Africa making progress on tackling gender-based violence thanks to multi-sectoral approach but shortfalls remain, finds new report

Following another death from FGM in Sierra Leone, 130 women’s rights groups around the world call on the government to criminalize FGM

National and international laws are failing to protect women and girls from online sexual exploitation and abuse

Special Manual developed for Investigators, Prosecutors and Judges working on Cases of Sexual Violence in Georgia

Rape laws across the Americas insufficient, inconsistent, and poorly enforced, leaving women at heightened risk of sexual violence

India’s government must do more to end caste-based sexual violence, say Dalit women’s rights activists