Gaps in rape laws in Africa are enabling perpetrators to avoid punishment
November 26, 2024
Nairobi, Kenya, November 27, 2024: Across Africa, rape is one of the most common crimes. New research reveals how inadequate ...
The American Bar Association Backs the Equal Rights Amendment – Here’s Why You Should Too
October 30, 2024
By Anastasia Law, North America Program Officer, Equality Now New York, New York, October 30, 2024 – The U.S. Constitution ...
Troubling sexual violence cases spark a pledge for an Anti-GBV taskforce in South Sudan
October 30, 2024
Hon. Aya Benjamin Warille, Minister of Gender, Child & Social Welfare (South Sudan) receives a copy of the Maputo Protoco...
Ben Stiller’s Daughter Ella Gives Him a Lesson on Equality
October 21, 2024
New York, NY, October 17, 2024 — Acclaimed actor, comedian, and director Ben Stiller took to the stage with daughter Ella a...
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 ...