Solidarity with human rights defenders in Georgia
March 8, 2023
On March 7, 2023, Georgia’s controversial “foreign agent” law passed the first reading in the Georgian Par...
Joint Statement on International Women’s Day: Equality in Law for Women and Girls in a Digital Age
March 8, 2023
On International Women’s Day, we are reminded of the work still to be done to advance the gender equality agenda in a digit...
5 Reasons to Give this International Women’s Day
March 7, 2023
March 8 is International Women’s Day, a moment to celebrate women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievement...
What could the US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the ERA mean for equality in the US?
February 27, 2023
Update: On 28 February, 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its disappointing decis...
FGM in the Maldives – The Dilemma of Culture, Religion, and the Law
February 25, 2023
By Zayan Ismael, General Secretary at Uthema, Maldives As one of the smallest countries in South Asia, the Maldives has gaine...
Where you’ll find Equality Now at CSW67
February 20, 2023
The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York takes...
2022/2023 Africa Gender Equality Moot Court Competition
February 14, 2023
Equality Now, the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR), KICTANET and the Strathmore University School of Law hoste...
Governments in Asia must take action on female genital mutilation
February 6, 2023
By Nawmi Naz Chowdhury, Global Legal Advisor, Equality Now Ending female genital mutilation (FGM) globally is una...
The Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law* supports Indian Muslim women’s call for legal equality on child marriages in India
February 3, 2023
The Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law is a campaign led by eight women’s rights organisations, with the goal of eq...
Slow Pace of Family Law Reform is Holding Back Women’s Rights
January 27, 2023
By Hyshyama Hamin, Equality Now Campaign Manager for the Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law In September 2021, in the...
Judgment Issued Against Bolivia for Sexual Violence Case at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
January 20, 2023
On January 19, 2023, more than 20 years since she was first raped by her adult cousin, with the judgment from the the Inter-A...
Addressing Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Kenya: Launching a Roadmap for Action
January 12, 2023
As part of our ongoing efforts to end sexual exploitation in Kenya, together with our partner Trace Kenya, we have released a...