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Five myths and facts about sexual violence

This practical guide debunks common myths about sexual violence and explains how international human rights standards can strengthen survivor-centred laws and justice systems.

Technology-facilitated gender-based violence: Policy recommendations for accelerating domestication and implementation of the SADC Model Law

A policy brief examining how Southern African countries can strengthen legal and policy responses to technology-facilitated gender-based violence through the SADC Model Law on Gender-Based Violence.

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.