Breaking Barriers: Addressing Child, Early and Forced Marriage in Eurasia
October 10, 2024
This report examines child, early, and forced marriages (CEFM) in seven Eurasian countries—Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ky...
Ending Child, Early And Forced Marriages And Unions In Argentina: Legal And Policy Frameworks
October 9, 2024
This report, developed by Equality Now in collaboration with CLADEM, examines the legal and policy frameworks surrounding chi...
Protecting Rights and Unleashing Potential for Girls: The Exit Report of the Former African Union Goodwill Ambassador on Ending Child Marriages
September 19, 2024
Child marriage has major detrimental impacts on millions of girls annually. According to UNICEF, 650 million girls and women ...
Ending Child, Early and Forced Marriages and Unions in Colombia
August 28, 2024
This Policy Brief advocates for essential reforms to combat child, early, and forced marriage and unions (CEFMU) in Colombia....
Iran – Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 48th Session of the Universal Periodic Review, January 2025
July 11, 2024
Equality Now and our partners The Centre for Supporters of Human Rights and Femena made this submission to the Working Group ...
Information on Egypt for Consideration by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at its 96th Session, May 2024
April 22, 2024
We present this submission in advance of the 96th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (‘the Committee’), ...
Ending Child Marriages in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Multisectoral Approach
December 20, 2023
The underpinning principle of a multisectoral approach is an intentional, coordinated collaboration between relevant partners...
The Solidarity Statement on Ending Child Marriage in Eastern and Southern Africa
November 2, 2023
While recognising the importance of domesticating the SADC Model Law in Southern Africa, 34 civil society organizations...
Malawi – Submission to ACERWC 42nd Session on Child Marriage and Child Sexual Exploitation October 2023
October 23, 2023
Our joint submission to the 42nd Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child ...
Iran- Information on the Islamic Republic of Iran for its review by the Human Rights Committee at the 139th Session September 2023
September 13, 2023
Equality Now, the Centre for Supporters of Human Rights (CSHR), and Femena present the following submission in advance of the...
Ending Child Marriage in Eastern and Southern Africa: Challenges in Implementing Domestic Laws and the SADC Model Law on Child Marriage
August 22, 2023
The Eastern and Southern African region has some of the highest rates of child marriage in the world, with an estimated 31% o...
Ending Child Marriage in Southern Africa: Gaps and Opportunities in the Legislative Frameworks
May 8, 2023
International human rights instruments such as the Convention on the Rights of Children (CRC), the African Charter on the Rig...