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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 (...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Lebanon – Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Submission – 81st Session, 2022
January 13, 2022
The legal provisions and practices detailed in this submission highlight the failure of the State to comply with its duty to ...