Statute of Limitations
September 15, 2021
A statute of limitations is a law that sets the amount of time (usually specified in years) that a victim has to come forward...
Understanding Estupro
September 15, 2021
The crime of estupro usually describes cases in which an adult has sexual relations with a minor above the legal age of conse...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...