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At Equality Now, we believe in creating a just world for women and girls. Since 1992, our international network of lawyers, activists and supporters have tackled the most difficult issues, challenged ingrained cultural assumptions and called out inequality wherever we see it.
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See more donation options Donate in the UKNone of us can afford to sit back and wait for equality to arrive – we need to act now.
With the power of your support, we can challenge injustice; we can stand against sexual violence; we can protect and advance hard-won rights, and we can amplify the voices of survivors – so every girl can enjoy the safety, choice, and respect she deserves.
Our Resource Center
Explore in-depth resources on women’s rights issues, including sexual violence, sexual exploitation, harmful practices, and legal discrimination from our expert network of lawyers and activists.
India – UPR Joint Submission 2022
This submission outlines the gaps in protection of the rights of women and girls in India from the harmful practice of FGM/C, provides critical information on the prevalence of FGM/C/Khafz within the country, and provides recommendations on the …
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Zambia – UPR Joint Submission 2022
This submission outlines the challenges in the implementation of international norms and standards and the legislation of Zambia in addressing sexual violence, discrimination, child marriage, and the right to education for pregnant girls/teenage …
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Sri Lanka – UPR Joint Submission 2022
During the previous UPR cycle, Sri Lanka received 39 recommendations to strengthen and improve measures regarding women’s rights protection. Of these recommendations, 11 related to preventing and eliminating violence against women; including …
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Latest News and Insights

Annual Day Against Sexual Violence in Bolivia comes with some hope this year
August 9th is the National Day of Solidarity with Victims of Sexual Violence and Against Sexual Violence of Girls, Boys, and Adolescents in Bolivia, a day we mark each year alongside our partners. …
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The State We’re In: Sex-Discriminatory Nationality Laws in Asia
At the start of the year 2022, eight Asian countries – Bangladesh, Malaysia, Brunei, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand – had sex-discriminatory provisions in their citizenship laws. …
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Partner Voices: Working to end sex trafficking and secure access to justice in Malawi
This Saturday marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, an annual day marked by the United Nations, governments, and civil society to focus on the need for collaborative action to …
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The State We’re In: Sex discriminatory nationality laws in Sub-Saharan Africa
Despite Africa as a region being home to one of the most progressive women’s human rights instruments in the world, there are 16 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa where women are denied …
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