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6 LGBTQ+ activists you should know about this Pride month

June 29, 2020

All people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, should have equal rights and be able to live free from harm,...

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COVID-19 Conversations: Discriminatory Nationality Law Harms Families

June 26, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating gender inequalities around the world. To help make sense of things, we are...

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Women in Power: Meet Auxilia Bupe Ponga

June 10, 2020

Our work protecting and promoting the human rights of women and girls means we get to work side by side with some incredible ...

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Women in Power: Meet Auxilia Bupe Ponga

June 10, 2020

Our work protecting and promoting the human rights of women and girls means we get to work side by side with some incredible ...

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Defining a new inclusive future

June 9, 2020

2020 was set to be a historic year for women’s rights, with the Generation Equality forums planned for Paris ...

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The global movement to end FGM: Promising developments in Sudan & the United Arab Emirates

June 8, 2020

Female genital mutilation is a global problem and one which requires global action to end it. Research on the existence and p...

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Dismantling racism must be part of our fight

June 5, 2020

A letter from our Executive Director, Yasmeen Hassan. Right now, I am mourning for the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor,...

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Addressing rape as a human rights violation

June 3, 2020

Globally one in three women are subjected to violence in her lifetime, and one in 10 girls have experienced “forced sexual ...

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COVID-19 Conversations: Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking in Malawi

May 30, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating gender inequalities around the world. Each week, we are sharing insights f...

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Women in Power: Meet Commissioner Margarette May Macaulay

May 27, 2020

Our work protecting and promoting the human rights of women and girls means we get to work side by side with some incredible ...

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Women in Power: Meet Rainatou Sow

May 20, 2020

Our work protecting and promoting the human rights of women and girls means we get to work side by side with some incredible ...

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COVID-19 Conversations: Saudi Arabia’s imprisoned women’s rights defenders

May 15, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating gender inequalities around the world. Each week, we are sharing insights f...