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Kenya Judicial Bench Book On Trafficking For Sexual Exploitation

July 29, 2024

In Kenya, trafficking in persons is prevalent, and trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation is one of the most comm...

Submissions

Ukraine – Sexual Violence and Stigmatisation of Victims – NGO Shadow Report on the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Ukraine, July 2024

July 18, 2024

Equality Now, together with the partners The European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), Women’s  Initiatives for Gende...

Submissions

The Gambia – Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 48th Session of the Universal Periodic Review, July 2024

July 16, 2024

Equality Now and GAMCOTRAP make this joint submission to the Human Rights Council at the 48th Session of the Universal Period...

Submissions

Iran – Submission to the Human Rights Council  at the 48th Session of the Universal Periodic Review, January 2025

July 11, 2024

Equality Now and our partners The Centre for Supporters of Human Rights and Femena made this submission to the Working Group ...

Fact Sheets

I need the ERA because…paid care is a right – gender equality and the care economy

July 4, 2024

For more than a century, feminists have realized that omitting sex discrimination from the Constitution presents a major barr...

Publications

Sexual Violence in South Asia: Legal and Other Barriers to Justice for Survivors – 2024 Update

June 24, 2024

Our 2021 report,  Sexual Violence in South Asia: Legal and Other Barriers to Justice, co-authored by Equality Now and Di...

Submissions

Kyrgyzstan – submission to Kyrgyz Parliament not to include the list of professions prohibited for women into a new version of the Labour Code, June 2024

June 20, 2024

Equality Now sent its suggestions to the Kyrgyz Parliament regarding the draft of the new Labour Code, which was recently sub...

Submissions

Kyrgyzstan – Information for Consideration by the Committee Against Torture at its 81st Session, June 2024

June 20, 2024

Equality Now, together with the partners – The  Human Rights Movement Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan and Positive Dialogue, ...

Publications

Gender Inequality In Family Laws In Africa: An Overview Of Key Trends In Select Countries

May 13, 2024

This Report assesses the current status of family laws in 20 African countries, analyzing their compliance with the Maputo Pr...

Submissions

Kazakhstan – Analysis and List of Recommendations for the Authorities after Amendments in Legislation Combatting Domestic Violence

April 29, 2024

The President of Kazakhstan signed laws that could address some forms of domestic violence on April 15, 2024. The amendments ...

Publications

Sexual Violence and Harassment in the Metaverse

April 26, 2024

The metaverse is a space where emerging manifestation of sexual violence are occurring, with female-presenting avatars far mo...

Submissions

Report on Violence Against Women and Girls in Uzbekistan for Consideration by the European Union Before EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue

April 24, 2024

In response to the critical issues of violence against women and girls in Uzbekistan, Equality Now presents a detailed submis...