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Barriers to Justice: Rape in Africa, Law, Practice, and Access to Justice

November 25, 2024

This groundbreaking report on rape in Africa analyzes sexual violence laws and law enforcement practices across 47 countries ...

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Breathing Life into the Maputo Protocol: Jurisprudence on the Rights of Women and Girls in Africa – 2nd Edition

November 25, 2024

This Case Digest is a resource for legal practitioners looking to apply the Maputo Protocol in strategic litigation in nation...

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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...

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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...

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Questions for Equality: Your 2024 United States Election Guide

October 2, 2024

Bodily autonomy, the rape epidemic, gaps in equal pay, receiving and providing paid care, and protections from child marriage...

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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 ...

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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....

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Kenya Judicial Bench Book On Trafficking For Sexual Exploitation

July 29, 2024

In Kenya, trafficking in persons is prevalent, and trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation is one of the most comm...

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Sexual Violence in South Asia: Legal and Other Barriers to Justice for Survivors – 2024 Update

June 24, 2024

Our 2021 report,  Sexual Violence in South Asia: Legal and Other Barriers to Justice, co-authored by Equality Now and Di...

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Gender Inequality In Family Laws In Africa: An Overview Of Key Trends In Select Countries

May 13, 2024

This Report assesses the current status of family laws in 20 African countries, analyzing their compliance with the Maputo Pr...

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Sexual Violence and Harassment in the Metaverse

April 26, 2024

The metaverse is a space where emerging manifestation of sexual violence are occurring, with female-presenting avatars far mo...

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Briefing Paper: Doxing, Digital Abuse, and the Law

February 27, 2024

This brief provides preliminary research findings on the legal frameworks in nine focus jurisdictions designed to protect peo...