End sexual violence

Sexual violence is a human rights violation that impacts millions of people around the world. The vast majority of victims are women and girls, while almost all perpetrators are men.

14th October 2025

6 min read

Equality Now responded to the CRPD Committee’s call for submissions on the draft guidelines on addressing multiple and intersectional discrimination against women and girls with disabilities

24th September 2025

4 min read

Justice without discrimination in Colombia for women and girls of Afro or indigenous descent or with disabilities

9th September 2025

5 min read

Reforming rape laws in Arab States: A comparative analysis of legal frameworks across 22 LAS countries

6th August 2025

4 min read

Beijing +30: Call to LAC States to build a true care society with equality and free from violence

21st July 2025

5 min read

Georgia - Submission to the Human Rights Council - 51st session of the Universal Periodic Review, July 2025 

2nd July 2025

4 min read

Telling stories, driving change: A toolkit for ethical gender-based violence cases documentation

30th June 2025

5 min read

Kazakhstan - Information for consideration by Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women at its pre-sessional working group, July 2025

25th April 2025

5 min read

Exploring legal aid mechanisms for survivors of sexual violence: Lessons from South Asia

22nd April 2025

6 min read

Uzbekistan - Information for Consideration by the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights - 77th session, February 2025

27th November 2024

6 min read

Legislating on sexual violence with a consent-based approach in Latin America and the Caribbean

25th November 2024

5 min read

Barriers to justice: Rape in Africa, law, practice and access to justice

11th October 2024

5 min read

Kyrgyzstan - Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review - 49th session, October 2024

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