1st July 2020

UN Joint High Level Segment statement by Global Campaign regarding equality in family law

Key takeaways and recommendations

Ahead of the United Nations High Level Political Forum in early July, Equality Now, Musawah, Women’s Learning Partnership, FEMNET, Muslims for Progressive Values, and ACT Alliance submitted a statement to the 2020 Economic and Social Council High Level Segment focused on the action and transformation necessary for equality in family law.

The Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law calls on all member states to ensure equality for women and men under the law in all matters relating to the family, regardless of religion, culture and tradition.

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Submission to the OAS Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities

Joint submission to the OAS Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (CEDDIS) by Equality Now, Disability Rights International, Caribe Afirmativo, and Colectivo de Vida Independiente, highlighting barriers to justice for survivors of sexual violence with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Intervention on the Occasion of the 85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Equality Now celebrates the Central African Republic’s ratification of the Maputo Protocol and urges its full implementation. We also call for the withdrawal of reservations by nine AU Member States and the swift enactment of Ghana’s Spousal Property Rights Bill to advance women’s rights across Africa.

Advancing digital rights and legal reforms to end technology-facilitated gender-based violence and protect women and girls in Southern Africa

Equality Now and AUDRi, in partnership with the Southern Africa Youth Forum, co-hosted a side event on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) at the Southern Africa People’s Summit on 16 August 2025 in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The discussion centred on how advancing digital rights for women, girls, and other marginalised groups through legal reforms can help end TFGBV, with a particular focus on tackling online sexual exploitation and abuse.

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