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JOINT STATEMENT: Equality Now and partners welcome the release of two Saudi WHRDs and call on releasing others

February 11, 2021

Equality Now and partners including Free Saudi Activists Coalition welcome the release of two women human rights de...

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The European Union must show leadership in tackling spiralling problem of online child sexual exploitation

February 9, 2021

The 2021 theme for Safer Internet Day is “Together for a better internet,” and it calls for “all stakeholders...

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No Time for Inaction: female genital mutilation is global, but so is the movement to end it

February 3, 2021

According to official UNICEF figures, female genital mutilation (FGM) affects at least 200 million women and girls in 31 coun...

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Building Back Equal In 2021

January 20, 2021

We wish that today was not a historically monumental one. We wish the fact that a woman will be sworn in as the Vice-Presiden...

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Activism is not terrorism: Free Saudi Activists Coalition condemns the sentencing of Saudi women’s rights defender Loujain AlHathloul

December 28, 2020

Today, Saudi Arabia’s Specialised Criminal Court sentenced Saudi women’s human rights defender Loujain AlHathloul to 5 ye...

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Moments of light in the darkness: Progress towards gender equality in 2020

December 22, 2020

To mark the end of an unprecedented year we’ve rounded up some moments of light amongst the darkness in the fight for gende...

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One Year On: How the lives of girls in Sierra Leone have changed since their historic victory at the ECOWAS Court

December 12, 2020

In December 2019, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice found Sierra Leone’s ban...

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International Women Human Rights Defenders Day 2020: The women working to make equality reality

November 29, 2020

29 November is International Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) Day. A day to celebrate and thank women who defend human ri...

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The Rape of India’s Dalit Women and Girls

November 24, 2020

Shabnam*, a young woman from Northern India’s Haryana state, is two years away from becoming a law graduate. She sees paral...

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We’re determined to end violence against women and girls: Are you in?

November 23, 2020

November 25 marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence, which is a time for global action t...

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Not Just One Bad Man

November 23, 2020

Athlete A is more than just the story of one bad man, it is an exploration into the systems of power that perpetuate the...

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Addressing the Intersection of Caste and Sexual Violence in Haryana, India

November 23, 2020

Manisha Mashaal, founder of Swabhiman Society, is an inspiring and resilient voice fighting in the forefronts of the mov...