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The World’s Shame: The Global Rape Epidemic

November 7, 2017

Around the world, rape and sexual abuse are everyday violent occurrences — affecting close to a billion women and girls...

Submissions

Jordan – Equality Now submission to the Human Rights Committee (CCPR) 121st Session October 2017

November 1, 2017

This submission details our concern about the sex-based discrimination against Jordanian women married to foreigners who...

Submissions

Russia – Equality Now submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review 30th Session April 2017

October 20, 2017

The submission details our concerns regarding laws in the Russian Federation relating to domestic violence and rape; sex...

Submissions

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...

Submissions

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...

Submissions

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...