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Bolivia – Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women – 82nd Session June 2022

June 15, 2022

This submission details: the State’s failure to fulfill its duty to provide equal protection under the law to survivors...

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United Arab Emirates – Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women – 82nd Session June 2022

May 19, 2022

This submission details our concerns about prevailing gender discrimination against Emirati women, who are denied the right t...

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Statements to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights – 71st Session, May 2022

May 4, 2022

Equality Now’s statement during the 71st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights made not...

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Zambia – Committee On The Rights Of The Child – 90th Session, May 2022

April 19, 2022

This submission details our concerns with regard to laws related to sexual violence and the right to education for girls in Z...

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India – UPR Joint Submission 2022

April 18, 2022

This submission outlines the challenges in the criminal justice system, gaps in legislative protection, and barriers to acces...

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Canada – Committee on the Rights of the Child – 90th Session, May 2022

April 14, 2022

This submission details our concern about the continued prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Canada and...

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Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and exploitation of children

April 4, 2022

Equality Now submitted this brief to the Office of the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, in...

Toolkits & Manuals

Reporting on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) – Africa Edition

March 23, 2022

This toolkit is for media professionals across Africa. It provides guidelines on how to report on female genital mutilation (...

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Use of the Multi-Sectoral Approach to Ending Gender-Based Violence and Female Genital Mutilation in Africa

March 23, 2022

Gender-based violence (GBV) often referred to as “violence against women” is considered as any harmful act that is perpet...

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Kenya – Submission to the Committee against Torture – 73rd Session – April 2022

March 22, 2022

This submission details our concerns with regard to laws related to rape and other forms of sexual violence and procedures an...

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United States – Testimony in Support of B24-0516, the “Female Genital Mutilation Prohibition Act of 2021”- District of Columbia

March 16, 2022

This written testimony was submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safet...

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Bolivia – Submission to the Human Rights Committee – 134th Session February – March 2022

February 2, 2022

This submission expresses our concerns about sexual violence laws and procedures in Bolivia that deny justice to survivors an...