Traditions, discrimination, and poverty are driving child and forced marriage in Eurasia
October 10, 2024
Baku, Azerbaijan, October 10, 2024 – Child, early, and forced marriages (CEFM) remain a pervasive and under-addressed issue...
Colombia’s Senate to vote on landmark bill to end child marriage
October 8, 2024
By Sandra Ramirez, Legal and Advocacy Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean at Equality Now Colombia, Bogota, October 8...
To tackle sex trafficking in Kenya, Judges launch first-ever bench book
September 13, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya September 13, 2024- Kenya continues to have one of the highest rates of human trafficking in Africa, with tr...
Collective action is needed to tackle sexual violence in South Asia
July 9, 2024
Nepal, July 9, 2024: A new coalition of seventeen civil society organisations is urging South Asian countries to take immedia...
Women in Africa face discrimination in family laws
May 15, 2024
Nairobi, Kenya, May 15, 2024: Discrimination against women and girls remains widespread in family laws across Africa, finds n...
Trial of ex-minister for wife’s murder triggers much-needed reckoning on domestic violence in Kazakhstan
May 13, 2024
UK, London, May 13, 2024 – In 2017, Kazakhstan decriminalized beatings and other acts causing “minor” p...
Sexual violence in the metaverse has a real-world impact on victims
April 30, 2024
USA, New York, April 30, 2024 – In the immersive digital realm of the metaverse, female-presenting avatars are far more...
Lack of legal protections against doxing is putting women at greater risk of online stalking and harassment
February 28, 2024
USA, New York, February 28, 2024 – The absence of national and international laws specifically addressing doxing poses ...
Growing pandemic of deepfake image-based sexual exploitation requires an urgent response from lawmakers
January 26, 2024
USA, New York, January 25, 2024 – The production of deepfake image-based sexual abuse is proliferating at an exponentia...
Weak legal protections and inadequate funding put women and girls in Mexico at greater risk of sexual violence
January 23, 2024
>> Leer en Español Women’s rights groups raise concerns with the UN Human Rights Council over Mexico’s discriminatory ra...
Illegal to marry below 18 – Zambia passes the landmark Marriage (Amendment) Act, 2023
January 19, 2024
LUSAKA – Zambia, January 18, 2024 – In a momentous stride towards safeguarding children’s rights, Zambia’s pa...
Women’s Rights’ Coalition Issues A Strong Appeal To African Governments For Swift Action Against Continued Women’s Rights Violations
December 7, 2023
Mombasa, KENYA Nov 30, 2023 – In a firm and unequivocal declaration, the SOAWR Coalition, a consortium of over 70 women...