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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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, ...
‘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...
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 ...
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’...
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...
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...
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...
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...