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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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Canada – Committee on the Rights of the Child – 90th Session, May 2022

April 14, 2022

This submission details our concern about the continued prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Canada and...

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Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and exploitation of children

April 4, 2022

Equality Now submitted this brief to the Office of the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, in...

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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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United States – Testimony in Support of B24-0516, the “Female Genital Mutilation Prohibition Act of 2021”- District of Columbia

March 16, 2022

This written testimony was submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safet...

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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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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...

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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...

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Submission to the UK Law Commission on Intimate Image Abuse Consultation

October 18, 2021

This submission was made in response to the UK Law Commission Consultation on Intimate Image Abuse.  We applaud the...

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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...