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Russia – Equality Now Submission to Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 2017

October 20, 2017

The submission focuses on the continued violations of women’s rights in the Russian Federation. In particular, we respectfu...

Submissions

Palestine – Equality Now joint submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 68th Session October 2017

October 20, 2017

This joint report deals with our concerns regarding: the discriminatory legislation related to family status laws, focusing o...

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Paraguay- Equality Now joint submission to the Committee against Torture 61st Session July 2017

August 10, 2017

The submission details our concern about human rights violations faced by girls in Paraguay, focusing in particular on the hi...

Submissions

Saudi Arabia – Equality Now joint submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 69th pre-sessional working group July 2017

July 20, 2017

The submission addresses our concern about the gender discrimination against Saudi women who are denied the right to con...

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Malaysia – Equality Now joint submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 69th pre-sessional working group July 2017

July 20, 2017

The joint submission deals with our concerns about the gender-based discrimination in Malaysia’s nationality law, as enshri...

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Lebanon – Equality Now joint submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child 75th Session May 2017

June 15, 2017

The submission expresses our concern about human rights violations faced by children in Lebanon, focusing on Lebanon’s obli...

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Equality Now Statement to the UN HRC: Legal Review & Reforms Needed To End Sexual Violence

May 22, 2017

The United Nations’ 35th Human Rights Council Session took place in Geneva, Switzerland from 6 – 23 June 2017. Eq...

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Lebanon – Equality Now submission to the Committee against Torture (CAT) 60th Session May 2017

May 15, 2017

The submission focuses on Lebanon’s obligation under Article 1 (non-discrimination) and Article 2 (obligation to prevent to...