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Amidst Global Rollback of Women’s Rights, Elevate Prize Foundation Pledges $1M to Equality Now Over the Next Decade

May 13, 2025

MIAMI,  May 13, 2025 —  Equality Now,  along with their Global Executive Director, S. Mona Sinha, has been awarded the 2...

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Une nouvelle étude dévoile l’évolution des mentalités à l’égard des mutilations génitales féminines dans les communautés soudanaises d’Égypte

May 13, 2025

Le Caire, Égypte, 13 mai 2025 : Depuis qu’une guerre dévastatrice a éclaté au Soudan, en avril 2023, plus d’un mill...

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New Study Reveals Changing Attitudes to FGM Among Sudanese Communities in Egypt

May 13, 2025

Read in FrenchRead in Arabic Cairo, Egypt, May 13, 2025: Since Sudan’s devastating war erupted in April 2023, over a millio...

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Legal aid in South Asia is failing to reach survivors of sexual violence

April 25, 2025

Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 28, 2025: Across South Asia, alarmingly high rates of sexual violence stand in stark contrast to ext...

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Urgent Call to Reform Outdated Sexual Violence Laws in Latin American and the Caribbean

April 8, 2025

>> Leer en español >> Ler em português Bogotá, Colombia, April 8, 2025: Across Latin America and the Caribbean, sexual vio...

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New Hampshire bill seeks exemption to law banning child marriage 

March 26, 2025

New York, USA, March 24, 2025 – Less than three months after New Hampshire became the latest U.S. state to officially ban m...

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Canada Takes a Major Step in Advancing Women’s Rights

March 21, 2025

New York, USA, March 21, 2025: Canada’s decision to sign the Belém do Pará Convention marks a significant commitment to c...

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New report finds sexist laws persist worldwide

March 4, 2025

New York, USA, March 4, 2025: A new global report analyzing sex discrimination in laws reveals that while some commendable ga...

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New report finds female genital mutilation/cutting in 94 countries

February 25, 2025

Geneva, Switzerland, February 25, 2025 – A new report has collated evidence of female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C) i...

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Will lawmakers in Connecticut put an end to female genital mutilation/cutting?

February 6, 2025

Hartford, Connecticut, February 4, 2025 – Optimism is growing that a new Bill in Connecticut will lead to the introduct...

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President Biden Declares the Equal Rights Amendment the Law of the Land

January 17, 2025

National Archives Building, publish the ERA, Jan 15, 2025, Photo credit – Equality Now, Bell Visuals Washington, D.C., ...