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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 ...

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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...

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Sexual Violence Laws In Eurasia: Towards a consent-based definition

January 23, 2023

This report examines legal provisions relating to sexual violence in five Eurasian countries – Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyr...

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Enhancing Policy Responses to Addressing Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA) in Kenya

January 12, 2023

Every year, over 400 million children around the world are exposed to child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA). Defined as ...

Toolkits & Manuals

Guide To Advocating For Women’s Rights Using International Human Rights Mechanisms

November 30, 2022

What is international human rights advocacy?  International human rights advocacy involves engaging with various UN mech...

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Words and Deeds: Sex Discrimination in Violence Laws

November 23, 2022

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

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Russia – Submission To The Committee on the Rights of the Child (OHCHR) 94th Session October 2022

November 2, 2022

Our joint submission details concerns with regard to laws related to sexual violence and procedures and practices which effec...

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Kyrgyzstan – Submission To The Committee on The Rights of the Child (OHCHR) 94th Session Nov 2022

November 2, 2022

Our joint submission detail concerns with regard to laws related to sexual violence and procedures and practices which effect...

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Words and Deeds: Sex Discrimination in Marital Status Laws

October 11, 2022

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

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Ukraine-Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women- 83rd Session 2022

October 4, 2022

We present the following submission in advance of the 83rd Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination agai...

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Palestine – Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women – 85th Session 2022

October 4, 2022

Equality Now and YWCA Palestine present the following submission in advance of the 85th Pre-Sessional Working Group of the Co...