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Fact Sheets

Consent-based Rape Definitions

September 15, 2021

Definitions of rape need to be based on voluntary, genuine, and willing consent and recognize a broad range of coercive circu...

Publications

Eliminating Caste-Based Sexual Violence in India – Recommendations for the prevention of sexual violence against Dalit women and girls

August 31, 2021

These recommendations have been collated by the National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL) with support from the ...

Submissions

Togo UPR Submission 2021

July 19, 2021

This submission focuses on gender discrimination in the Togolese Nationality Code and the lack of safeguards to ensure a chil...

Submissions

Georgia – Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child – 90th Session September 2021

July 6, 2021

This submission details our concerns with regard to access to justice for sexual violence against children and adolescen...

Court Documents

Amicus Brief Against Using Defamation to Silence Survivors of Gender-Based Violence and Discrimination in Georgia

June 24, 2021

On 23 June 2021, Equality Now submitted this amicus brief at the Supreme Court of Georgia in regards to the case in which, as...

Submissions

Canada CAT Submission 2021

June 22, 2021

Our joint submission details our concerns about the continued prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in Cana...

Submissions

Bolivia – joint submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 78th pre-sessional working group 2020

June 22, 2021

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

Submissions

Submission on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression of Victims and Survivors of Sexual Violence and Exploitation

June 16, 2021

This submission is our response to the Call for Submissions on Gender Justice and the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Ex...

Submissions

Georgia – Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 81st Session 2021

June 9, 2021

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

Submissions

Honduras – Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 81st Session 2021

June 9, 2021

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

Submissions

Canada – Submission to the Human Rights Committee 132nd Session June 2021

May 26, 2021

The following submission, made in advance of the 132nd session of the Human Rights Committee, covers our concerns about ...

Submissions

Kenya – Joint Submission to the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women on the Femicide Watch Initiative

May 26, 2021

This brief was submitted to the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women to promote evidence-based policies and strategie...