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Africa Gender Equality Moot Court Competition 2024

December 19, 2024

Equality Now, in collaboration with the SOAWR Coalition and Kenyatta University School of Law, hosted the 3rd edition of the ...

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US Archivist’s Refusal to Publish the Equal Rights Amendment Contradicts Legal Authority and Public Will 

December 18, 2024

On December 17, 2024, the Archivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan, and Deputy Archivist, William J. Bosanko, issue...

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Strengthening Civil Society Networks and Commitments to the LAC Regional Gender Agenda 30 Years after the Belém do Pará Convention and the Beijing Declaration

December 17, 2024

Leer en español During the first week of December, we participated in the 66th Executive Committee of the Regional Conferenc...

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Gender Equality in 2024: Reasons to celebrate

December 16, 2024

In a world that often feels overshadowed by conflict, division, and setbacks for women and girls, there are still reasons to ...

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Equality Now Statement: Celebrating Historic Milestones for Women’s Leadership in Africa

December 13, 2024

Equality Now warmly congratulates Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on her historic election as Namibia’s first woman President and Na...

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Washington D.C. Has a Key Opportunity to End Female Genital Mutilation, Protecting Thousands 

December 13, 2024

By Anastasia Law, Program Officer for North America, Equality Now Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a serious violation of t...

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Sexual Violence: Not just a Woman’s issue 

December 10, 2024

Sexual violence impacts millions of people around the world every day. It can take the form of rape, sexual abuse, molestatio...

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Child Marriage: A Gateway to Rape

December 9, 2024

Child marriage is a grave issue that continues to plague the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, leading to dire cons...

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Advancing Justice for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Bolivia

December 6, 2024

Last week, Equality Now was in Cochabamba, Bolivia, with allies including Comunidad de Derechos Humanos, Alianza Libres sin V...

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How Equality Now is working to address sexual violence with an intersectional lens 

December 6, 2024

Sexual violence is a global epidemic that disproportionately impacts marginalized groups. Not only are survivors from these g...

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Decriminalizing Adultery in South Sudan

December 5, 2024

Why ending any form of patriarchal control is imperative to realize both human rights and gender justice in Africa and beyon...

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Climate change in Azerbaijan is putting women at increased risk of gender-based violence

December 4, 2024

By Maithreyi Kamalanathan, Equality Now Climate change exacerbates existing gender inequalities and gender-based violence. At...