Welcome statement from Sierra Leone’s Speaker of Parliament on outlawing FGM
February 7, 2022
Following yet another tragic death in Sierra Leone due to female genital mutilation (FGM), 130 women’s rights organizations...
Invest in the Multi-Sectoral Approach to end FGM
January 31, 2022
As Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation approaches, we look at why anti-FGM laws are still needed, and how a mult...
Constitutional Equality is Non-Negotiable
January 27, 2022
Today, our Legal Advisor Jorie Dugan spoke in front of the White House on the urgent need to incorporate the Equal Rights Ame...
Why We Need International Action to End Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
January 19, 2022
Ending online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA) is one of the most pressing issues of our time, yet key challenges remain ...
The ERA in 2022: What’s Next
January 14, 2022
Learn more about Equality Now’s recent amicus brief in defense of the ERA, and what else is coming up for the Equal Rights ...
60-year sentence – Kenyan court sets precedent on trafficking for sexual exploitation
January 12, 2022
On November 26, 2021, a Resident Magistrate in Kenya’s Shanzu Law Court delivered a landmark ruling, finding a prominent bu...
Sierra Leone urged to ban FGM following death of 21-year-old woman
December 24, 2021
In Sierra Leone on 20 December 2021, 21-year-old Maseray Sei died from complications arising from Female Genital Mutilation (...
Bolivia must guarantee the absolute prohibition of torture and mistreatment: United Nations Committee Against Torture
December 10, 2021
On October 11, 2021, the Coalition against Sexual Violence against girls and adolescents in Bolivia, comprised of Equality No...
Kenya Shadow Report on Maputo Protocol Points to Opportunities and Challenges in Enforcing Women’s Rights Treaties
December 6, 2021
In early 2021, Kenya became only the 17th country out of the 42 state parties to the Protocol to the African Charter on Human...
Accessible Justice: Sexual violence against women and girls with disabilities
December 3, 2021
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Created in 1992, the United Nations established IDPD as bo...
Weaponizing defamation lawsuits against survivors violates international human rights
November 29, 2021
Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the use of defamation lawsuits to retaliate against and silence women who...
6 Reasons to Give to Gender Equality this Giving Tuesday
November 26, 2021
At Equality Now, we know that discriminatory laws don’t reverse themselves and that change is not possible unless we all wo...