27th abril 2023

Submission to the Special Rapporteur on Slavery, Human Rights Committee – 78th session, 2023

Equality Now respectfully submits this brief to the Office of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, in response to the call for input on the use of technology in facilitating and preventing contemporary forms of slavery to be presented to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in September 2023.

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We are writing to share evidence, gaps in law and challenges, and our recommendations regarding the use of technology in facilitating and preventing contemporary forms of slavery. Our submission highlights our experiences in legal and policy advocacy globally, with a specific ​​focus on human trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation, commonly known as sex trafficking, with the primary victims being women.

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Bangladesh Joint Stakeholder Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women at its 93rd session

Read this joint submission informing the CEDAW Committee’s List of Issues for Bangladesh, raising concerns on rape laws, marital rape, child marriage, family law and access to justice.

Tajikistan: Joint submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, 101st Session on ending child marriage and sexual violence against girls

CRC submission on Tajikistan addressing persisting legal gaps that enable child marriage and sexual violence against girls.

Paraguay: CEDAW submission on sexual violence and harmful practices against women and girls

A joint civil society submission urges Paraguay to reform sexual violence laws, strengthen access to justice and health services, end child marriage, and address other harmful practices.

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