7th November 2015

Learning From Cases of Girls’ Rights

Representing the knowledge gained from cases undertaken as part of Equality Now’s Adolescent Girls’ Legal Defense Fund (AGLDF), this report identifies and addresses the common obstacles faced by adolescent girls in their pursuit of justice.

Key takeaways and recommendations

Since its inception in 2008, the AGLDF has taken up nine cases involving various forms of sexual violence, the most common abuse suffered by girls, in seven countries.

This paper consolidates and aggregates the lessons learned from these cases in our effort to establish legal precedents to prevent and better address future violations of girls’ rights.

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Proposed Select Draft Articles on Nationality Rights to Ensure Gender Equality

Equality Now’s new draft articles offer a legal blueprint to reform discriminatory nationality laws and ensure gender-equal citizenship rights globally.

Imperative legal, policy, and institutional reforms for enhanced support and protection of child marriage victims and survivors

Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA), with support from Equality Now, conducted a focused study on child marriage in Zimbabwe, using Epworth as a case study. The research examined the country’s laws, policies, action plans, and other mechanisms meant to protect and support victims and survivors of child marriage.

Female genital mutilation amongst Sudanese migrants in Greater Cairo: Perceptions and trends

This report investigates the experience and attitudes of Sudanese migrants in Egypt about female genital mutilation (FGM).

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