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South Sudan – CRC Joint Submission 2022

August 22, 2022

This submission details concerns with regard to laws related to children’s rights and specifically,as aligned to the Co...

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Zambia – UPR Joint Submission 2022

July 14, 2022

This submission outlines the challenges in the implementation of international norms and standards and the legislation of Zam...

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Sri Lanka – UPR Joint Submission 2022

July 13, 2022

During the previous UPR cycle, Sri Lanka received 39 recommendations to strengthen and improve measures regarding women’s r...

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Declaration of the Youth Forum for the 4th LAC Regional Conference on Population and Development

June 30, 2022

An intersectional statement, signed by Equality Now partners and other youth organizations, urging governments to guarantee t...

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CSO Declaration for the 4th LAC Regional Conference on Population and Development

June 30, 2022

A statement that details civil society organizations' concerns ahead of the upcoming (in 2023) 10 year anniversary of the Mon...

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Bolivia – Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women – 82nd Session June 2022

June 15, 2022

This submission details: the State’s failure to fulfill its duty to provide equal protection under the law to survivors...

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Zambia – Committee On The Rights Of The Child – 90th Session, May 2022

April 19, 2022

This submission details our concerns with regard to laws related to sexual violence and the right to education for girls in Z...

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India – UPR Joint Submission 2022

April 18, 2022

This submission outlines the challenges in the criminal justice system, gaps in legislative protection, and barriers to acces...

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Use of the Multi-Sectoral Approach to Ending Gender-Based Violence and Female Genital Mutilation in Africa

March 23, 2022

Gender-based violence (GBV) often referred to as “violence against women” is considered as any harmful act that is perpet...

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Kenya – Submission to the Committee against Torture – 73rd Session – April 2022

March 22, 2022

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

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Bolivia – Submission to the Human Rights Committee – 134th Session February – March 2022

February 2, 2022

This submission expresses our concerns about sexual violence laws and procedures in Bolivia that deny justice to survivors an...

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Lebanon – Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Submission – 81st Session, 2022

January 13, 2022

The legal provisions and practices detailed in this submission highlight the failure of the State to comply with its duty to ...