Equality Now respectfully submits this brief to the Office of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, in response to the call for input on the use of technology in facilitating and preventing contemporary forms of slavery to be presented to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in September 2023.

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We are writing to share evidence, gaps in law and challenges, and our recommendations regarding the use of technology in facilitating and preventing contemporary forms of slavery. Our submission highlights our experiences in legal and policy advocacy globally, with a specific focus on human trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation, commonly known as sex trafficking, with the primary victims being women.

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4 November 2025

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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.

Equality Now Interventions at the 85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Equality Now calls for full implementation of the Maputo Protocol, protection of reproductive and family rights, justice for survivors, and action on sexual exploitation, trafficking, and FGM 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.

Submission to the Special Rapporteur on Slavery, Human Rights Committee 78th Session, 2023

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

Equality Now Interventions at the 85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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

Submission to the Special Rapporteur on Slavery, Human Rights Committee 78th Session, 2023

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

Equality Now Interventions at the 85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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

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