The Team
Associate Manager, Eurasia
Europe and Central Asia
Janette Akhilgova joined Equality Now in June 2018 as a feminist activist, researcher and project manager who led projects building women’s movement, building capacity of women’s activists and groups and supporting sustainability of human rights organizations in Russia. In Equality Now Janette is leading campaigns in Central Asia, aimed at increasing access to justice for women and girls including women and girls with disabilities and redefining sexual violence laws.
Janette has Master’s degrees in Linguistics and Public Administration.
She is inspired by incredibly strong women around the world who manage to believe in good and make change in the most challenging contexts.
Outside of work, Janette enjoys learning new things, traveling and talking to inspiring people.
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5 de diciembre de 2025
65 pages
Women with disabilities in Central Asia face systemic discrimination, harmful stereotypes, and major barriers to justice for sexual violence. This new report exposes the failures and the reforms urgently required for survivors.
28 de mayo de 2023
17 pages
This report examines legal, procedural, and socio-cultural barriers to preventing and addressing sexual violence against women and girls with disabilities in Kyrgyzstan, offering recommendations for government action in line with international human rights obligations.
23 de enero de 2023
38 pages
This report examines legal provisions relating to sexual violence in five Eurasian countries- Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
