End harmful practices

Harmful practices, including female genital mutilation and child marriage, deny millions of women and girls their fundamental rights.

4th February 2026

6 min read

Towards justice: Global challenges and opportunities in litigating cases of female genital mutilation

2nd December 2025

4 min read

Statement by Equality Now during the 46th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

19th November 2025

9 min read

Shadow report on Egypt’s 18th–19th periodic reports to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

27th October 2025

5 min read

Addressing emerging drivers and strengthening protection for children in marriage in Eastern and Southern Africa

8th October 2025

4 min read

Legal gaps and enduring harm: Analysing the persistence of child marriage in the United States

2nd October 2025

5 min read

Medicalisation of female genital mutilation/cutting in South and South East Asia

28th August 2025

4 min read

Recommendations to SADC heads of State and Government on strengthening protection and support mechanisms for survivors of child marriage

26th August 2025

5 min read

The state of gender equality in the US: A Universal Periodic Review shadow report

26th August 2025

4 min read

Civil society organisation toolkit: Gender equality & protection gaps in the United States

20th August 2025

4 min read

Solidarity statement at the 7th Southern Africa Youth Forum – Antananarivo, Madagascar, August 2025

24th July 2025

4 min read

Opposing the conflation of female genital mutilation and gender-affirming care in the US

9th July 2025

4 min read

The long overdue regional law on female genital mutilation: A welcome initiative in East Africa

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