At Equality Now, we know that discriminatory laws don’t reverse themselves and that change is not possible unless we all work together. Giving Tuesday is this week, and we want to do our part to ensure that more resources are devoted to helping make ...
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Sexual violence thrives in silence. It thrives in the silence of communities who excuse it as a ‘private issue’. It thrives in the silence of law enforcement who dismiss victim testimonies as not credible. And it thrives in the silence of the law ...
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Around the world, laws are failing to protect women and girls from sexual and gender-based violence. We partnered with the Uzbek organization, Nemolchi.uz to publish A Culture of Shame: Sexual Violence and Access to Justice in Uzbekistan to highlight how ...
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The following remarks were delivered at the United Nations by Yasmeen Hassan on November 22nd, 2021. H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid, President of the General Assembly, H.E. Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Ms. Ghada Waly, ...
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In the midst of a femicide crisis, national and international organizations urge the Mexican State as a whole, especially Legislators, to reinstate and increase funding for gender-focused programs which suffered severe budget cuts in 2020. Legislators are ...
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