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Regional Mapping and Assessment on the Enforcement of Laws on Ending Violence against Women and Girls

March 23, 2023

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is prevalent in Africa, occurring in both public and private spheres during peacetime...

Submissions

Kazakhstan-Submission To The Human Rights Committee (HRC) 137th Session Dec 2022

January 24, 2023

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

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Sexual Violence Laws In Eurasia: Towards a consent-based definition

January 23, 2023

This report examines legal provisions relating to sexual violence in five Eurasian countries – Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyr...

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Words and Deeds: Sex Discrimination in Violence Laws

November 23, 2022

The 4th UN Conference on Women in 1995 was the birth of The Beijing Platform for Action, the most progressive blueprint ever ...

Submissions

Russia – Submission To The Committee on the Rights of the Child (OHCHR) 94th Session October 2022

November 2, 2022

Our joint submission details concerns with regard to laws related to sexual violence and procedures and practices which effec...

Submissions

Kyrgyzstan – Submission To The Committee on The Rights of the Child (OHCHR) 94th Session Nov 2022

November 2, 2022

Our joint submission detail concerns with regard to laws related to sexual violence and procedures and practices which effect...

Submissions

Ukraine-Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women- 83rd Session 2022

October 4, 2022

We present the following submission in advance of the 83rd Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination agai...

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Kyrgyzstan – Submission To The Human Rights Committee (CCPR) 136th Session October 2022

September 8, 2022

Our joint submission details our concerns with regard to laws related to rape and other forms of sexual violence, as well as ...

Fact Sheets

I need the ERA because… one in three women experience violence in her lifetime – Gender Based Violence

August 26, 2022

Data shows that marginalized communities, such as indigenous women, Black women, and young women will be disproportionately a...

Submissions

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...