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Advocating for enhanced legal protections, Equality Now presents a detailed submission for the EU-Kazakhstan Human Rights Dialogue 2024, focusing on the urgent need to address violence against women and girls in Kazakhstan. This document, derived from extensive research and collaboration with local partners, underscores the persistent challenges faced by survivors of sexual violence, highlighting the gaps in legal frameworks and systemic barriers that impede access to justice.

With this submission, Equality Now urges the EU Delegation to promote a more responsive justice system and support for survivors of violence in Kazakhstan.

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2 December 2025

Statement by Equality Now during the 46th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

Equality Now presented key findings and recommendations at the 46th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) in Maseru, Lesotho.
The submission highlights key opportunities for strengthening legal protection, enhancing responses to digital and technology-facilitated sexual exploitation, advancing adolescents’ access to SRHR, reforming discriminatory nationality laws, and accelerating the elimination of harmful practices that continue to affect girls across Africa.

Shadow report on Egypt’s 18th–19th periodic reports to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

This civil society shadow report exposes the gap between Egypt’s gender equality commitments and reality, calling for legal reforms, ratification of the Maputo Protocol, and stronger protection for women.

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.

Report on violence against women and girls in Kazakhstan for consideration by the European Union before EU-Kazakhstan Human Rights Dialogue 2024

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Statement by Equality Now during the 46th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

Shadow report on Egypt’s 18th–19th periodic reports to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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

Report on violence against women and girls in Kazakhstan for consideration by the European Union before EU-Kazakhstan Human Rights Dialogue 2024

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Statement by Equality Now during the 46th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

Shadow report on Egypt’s 18th–19th periodic reports to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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

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