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Lebanon – Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review 37th Session November 2020

July 9, 2020

The submission details our concerns regarding Lebanon’s failure to uphold women’s right to equality under the n...

Submissions

UN Joint High Level Segment statement by Global Campaign regarding Equality in Family Law

July 1, 2020

Ahead of the United Nations High Level Political Forum in early July, Equality Now, Musawah, Women’s Learning Partnership, ...

Court Documents

ERA Amicus Brief in Commonwealth of Virginia, et al v. Ferriero

June 29, 2020

On January 10th, 2022, Equality Now and organizations that fight for equality around the world* filed a brief as amici c...

Submissions

Russia – Equality Now joint submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 78th Session 2020

June 22, 2020

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

Submissions

Uzbekistan – joint submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 78th Session 2020

June 22, 2020

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

Submissions

Kyrgyzstan – joint submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 76th Session June 2020

June 8, 2020

This submission covers concerns in regard to laws related to rape and other forms of sexual violence and procedures and pract...

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Russia – joint submission to the Human Rights Committee (CCPR) 129th Session June 2019

June 2, 2020

The submission deals with our concerns about sexual violence laws and procedures in the Russian Federation that den...

Submissions

Armenia – joint submission to the Human Rights Committee (CCPR) – 129th Session June 2020

June 1, 2020

The submission deals with our concerns about sexual violence laws and procedures in Armenia that deny justice to su...

Publications

Free Saudi Activists Coalition: Advocacy Report

May 15, 2020

The 15th of May 2020 marks two years since the beginning of a campaign of arrests of Saudi Women’s Human Rights Defenders. ...

Publications

Impact of COVID-19 on violence against women and girls in Eurasia

May 14, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has shown an urgent need for Governments in Eurasia to overcome violence and discrimination against women...

Submissions

Equality Now Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on General Recommendation on Trafficking of Women and Girls in the Context of Global Migration 2020

May 9, 2020

Equality Now made this Submission in response to the Call for Submissions by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrim...

Publications

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Call For A Global Response

March 17, 2020

Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is internationally recognized as a gross violation of human rights, a form of viole...