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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Briefing Paper: Deepfake Image-Based Sexual Abuse, Tech Facilitated Sexual Exploitation and the Law
January 17, 2024
Deepfake image-based sexual abuse represents a growing and alarming form of tech-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse t...
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...
Celebrating 20 Years of the Maputo Protocol – A Memoir
November 28, 2023
In commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights ...
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...
Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee over the USA’s Failure to Uphold the Rights of Women and Girls in all their Diversity
October 19, 2023
The United States of America is violating its international legal obligations by failing to uphold the human rights of women ...
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...