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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 ...

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

January 13, 2022

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

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Amplifying Survivor Voices: Interviews with survivors of gender-based violence in Kenya

December 2, 2021

Over the past twenty-nine years of Equality Now’s quest to realize a just world for women and girls, it has been critical f...

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A Culture of Shame: Sexual Violence and Access to Justice in Uzbekistan

November 23, 2021

Around the world, rape and sexual abuse are everyday violent occurrences. Rape is always an act of violence and an expression...

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Joint submissions to the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) 69th Session 2021

November 17, 2021

Equality Now submitted the following statements to the 69th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People...