The following submission, made in advance of the 132nd session of the Human Rights Committee, covers our concern about sexual violence laws and procedures that deny justice to survivors in Ecuador. In this submission, we recommend questions to be asked to Ecuador by the Committee and we respectively offer suggestions on the legal and procedural changes necessary to ensure perpetrators of sexual violence are brought to justice, that survivors are able to access justice, and that gender discriminatory provisions in Ecuador’s laws are abolished.
The United Nations Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls (WGDAWG)
The United Nations Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls will visit Zimbabwe to understand issues related to discrimination against women and girls.
Kazakhstan – Information for Consideration by Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) at its Pre-Sessional Working Group in July 2025
In our submission, we detail concerns regarding laws related to sexual violence and child and forced marriage, as well as procedures and practices that effectively deny access to justice for women and girls who are survivors of sexual violence and child and forced marriage.
Intervention on the Activity Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa
Equality Now calls for stronger implementation of the Maputo Protocol, including lifting reservations, reforming discriminatory laws, ending FGM, and ensuring State accountability.
The following submission, made in advance of the 132nd session of the Human Rights Committee, covers our concern about sexual violence laws and procedures that deny justice to survivors in Ecuador. In this submission, we recommend questions to be asked to Ecuador by the Committee and we respectively offer suggestions on the legal and procedural changes necessary to ensure perpetrators of sexual violence are brought to justice, that survivors are able to access justice, and that gender discriminatory provisions in Ecuador’s laws are abolished.
