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Ending Child Marriage in Southern Africa: Gaps and Opportunities in the Legislative Frameworks

May 8, 2023

International human rights instruments such as the Convention on the Rights of Children (CRC), the African Charter on the Rig...

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Ending Child Marriages in Southern Africa: Domesticating the SADC Model Law on Child Marriage

May 8, 2023

The SADC Model Law on Eradicating Child Marriage and Protecting Children Already in Marriage (‘Model Law’ or ‘SADC Mode...

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Words and Deeds: Sex Discrimination in Personal Status Laws

May 2, 2023

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

Fact Sheets

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Canada

April 27, 2023

FGM/C is a traditional harmful practice that involves the partial or total removal of external female genitalia or other inju...

Submissions

Submission to the Special Rapporteur on Slavery (HCR) 78th session 2023

April 27, 2023

Equality Now respectfully submits this brief to the Office of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, includ...

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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...

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Gender Equality and International Law in Africa: The Role of Regional Economic Communities

March 23, 2023

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

Toolkits & Manuals

Guide and Guidelines on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders in Africa

March 7, 2023

Women human rights defenders work tirelessly to uphold, promote, and secure the rights of women and girls and society as a wh...

Submissions

Testimony for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on the ERA on 28 February 2023

February 27, 2023

Our Global Executive Director, S. Mona Sinha, submitted the below written testimony for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judi...

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Words and Deeds: Sex Discrimination in Economic Status Laws

January 31, 2023

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

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...