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...
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...
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...
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...
NGO Shadow Report on the Implementation of The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence in Georgia – Sexual Violence
October 31, 2021
This shadow report outlines the challenges in the criminal justice system and the legislation of Georgia in addressing sexual...
Bolivia CAT Submission 2021
October 12, 2021
This joint submission details our concerns with regard to laws related to rape and other forms of sexual violence and procedu...
Effectively Investigating, Prosecuting and Adjudicating Sexual Violence Cases: A Manual for Practitioners in Georgia
September 22, 2021
Effectively Investigating, Prosecuting and Adjudicating Sexual Violence Cases: A Manual for Practitioners in Georgia was...
Russia – Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 81st Session 2021
September 21, 2021
The legal provisions and practices detailed in our report highlight the failure of the State to comply with its duty to provi...
Failure to Protect: How Discriminatory Sexual Violence Laws and Practices are Hurting Women, Girls, and Adolescents in the Americas
September 16, 2021
Being able to live a life free from violence, including sexual violence, is a fundamental human right. Despite this, sexual v...
United States: Protection Gaps in Sexual Violence Laws and Practices
September 15, 2021
Prevalence of sexual violence is extremely high in the United States of America, where almost 1 in 5 women have reported bein...
Mexico: Protection Gaps in Sexual Violence Laws and Practices
September 15, 2021
Prevalence of sexual violence is extremely high in Mexico, as 41.3% of women above the age of 15 have reportedfacing at least...
Bolivia: Protection Gaps in Sexual Violence Laws and Practices
September 15, 2021
Bolivia has the second highest rate of sexual violence in Latin America and the Caribbean (after Haiti) during a woman’s li...