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Why Give to Equality Now this #GivingTuesday

November 26, 2018

Here are the reasons you should make a gift for women and girls this #GivingTuesday It has been a roller coaster of a year fo...

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Detroit FGM decision puts tens of thousands of women and girls in the US at risk of FGM

November 21, 2018

As a member of the steering committee of the United States End FGM Network, Equality Now is deeply disappointed and concerned...

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FGM rates are falling in Africa but we mustn’t be complacent

November 13, 2018

New research released this week by BMJ Global Health has reported a “huge and significant decline” in the number of girls...

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Meet Nita Bhalla – Journalist #16Days

November 10, 2018

Nita is the East Africa Correspondent for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. She covers, disaster, conflict, environment, human ...

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What is the scale of trafficking for sexual exploitation in the UK?

October 18, 2018

Today is UK Anti-Slavery Day and EU Anti-Trafficking Day. Despite international law prohibiting trafficking in human beings, ...

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‘My Mother Cut Me When I Was 7 So I Could Be Married to an Old Man’

October 10, 2018

Despite Kenyan laws against harmful practices, Kenya is still failing to protect girls from ‘child marriage’ and Female G...

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In memoriam – Dr. Sidiga Washi

October 5, 2018

It is with great sorrow that we share the passing of inspirational women’s rights activist Dr. Sidiga Washi, who served as ...

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Joint Statement: Eliminating Harmful Practices, Meeting SDG Commitments: Roundtable on FGM/Khafz in India

September 10, 2018

The participants of the event, ‘Eliminating Harmful Practices, Meeting SDG Commitments: Roundtable on FGM/Khafz in India’...

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Sexual abuse and exploitation in the aid sector

July 31, 2018

The International Development Committee report into Sexual Abuse and Exploitation in the Aid Sector published on 31...

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World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2018

July 26, 2018

The World Day against Trafficking in Persons is held every year because human trafficking is a thriving criminal enterprise t...

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An Open Letter from Feminist & Human Rights Organizations and Human Rights Defenders Regarding Human Rights Violations against Women in The Arab World and Greater Morocco

July 19, 2018

An Open Letter from Feminist & Human Rights Organizations and Human Rights Defenders Regarding Human Rights Violations ag...

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If you could change one thing for women and girls, what would you choose?

July 6, 2018

As part of our “Hope Lives in Every Name” Campaign, we reached out to influential women from across different pro...