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Dear journalists, broadcasters, editors, influencers, educators, your words matter.

March 26, 2021

The words you write have the power to change the hearts and minds of millions. It’s a serious responsibility, especial...

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#30DaystoAct: Joint statement on detention changes in the UK

March 26, 2021

Joint statement regarding changes to the detention of vulnerable people, made without Parliamentary scrutiny, which specialis...

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9 ways the Maputo Protocol has protected and promoted the rights of women and girls across Africa

March 24, 2021

18 years ago, the Member States of the African Union adopted the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Righ...

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Ending Male Violence: Joint letter to the Prime Minister of the UK

March 23, 2021

Today 97 specialist organizations supporting survivors of violence against women and girls across the United Kingdom have wri...

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Remembering Nawal El Saadawi

March 22, 2021

On Sunday, Egyptian writer Nawal El Saadawi died at the age of 89. Author of over 55 books, El Saadawi was a prominent femini...

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Feminist Leadership at the United Nations – Gender Equality Within and Without

March 19, 2021

When the United Nations was founded in 1945, the principle of equality for all – regardless of sex, race, language, or reli...

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Where to find Equality Now at CSW65

March 4, 2021

All activities will be virtual for CSW65, but Equality Now will be just as present as ever. The 65th Commission on the Status...

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Legal Equality is a Prerequisite for Economic Recovery

March 1, 2021

From record rates of unemployment to interruptions in the supply chain and lower demand for goods and services, COVID19 has b...

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For International Women’s Day Let’s Pledge to Eradicate Inequality in the Law

February 28, 2021

By any standard, 2020 was a devastating year– not least of all for women and girls who disproportionately bore the brun...

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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...