27th Апрель 2023

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

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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Uruguay: Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on gender-based and sexual violence

Equality Now and CLADEM Uruguay urge stronger laws, resources and justice systems to address gender-based and sexual violence in Uruguay.

Submission to the CEDAW Committee for the Follow-up Assessment of Tajikistan

Equality Now’s submission on Tajikistan highlights domestic violence, sexual violence, child marriage, and legal reforms needed to protect women and girls.

Kenya Joint Shadow Report on the implementation of the Maputo Protocol

Submitted by Equality Now on behalf of 13 joint stakeholders, this shadow report assesses Kenya’s implementation of the Maputo Protocol and highlights urgent gaps in law, policy, and practice affecting women and girls. It calls on Kenya to strengthen protections against gender-based violence, advance reproductive rights, end discriminatory family law practices, improve access to justice, and protect marginalised women, including refugees, widows, older women, and women with disabilities.

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