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Iran – Submission to the Human Rights Committee 136th Session October 2022

September 9, 2022

This submission for consideration of the List of Issues for Iran covers our concerns regarding about sex discriminatory perso...

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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 ...

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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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India – UPR Joint Submission 2022

July 18, 2022

This submission outlines the gaps in protection of the rights of women and girls in India from the harmful practice of FGM/C,...

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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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United Arab Emirates – Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women – 82nd Session June 2022

May 19, 2022

This submission details our concerns about prevailing gender discrimination against Emirati women, who are denied the right t...

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Statements to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights – 71st Session, May 2022

May 4, 2022

Equality Now’s statement during the 71st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights made not...

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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...