What does Uzbekistan’s National Human Rights Strategy mean for women’s rights?
July 9, 2020
In June 2020, Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev approved a National Human Rights Strategy, aimed at improving ...
The United States must guarantee equality on the basis of sex in the Constitution
July 2, 2020
On January 10th, 2022, Equality Now and organizations that fight for equality around the world filed a brief as amici curia...
6 LGBTQ+ activists you should know about this Pride month
June 29, 2020
All people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, should have equal rights and be able to live free from harm,...
COVID-19 Conversations: Discriminatory Nationality Law Harms Families
June 26, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating gender inequalities around the world. To help make sense of things, we are...
Women in Power: Meet Auxilia Bupe Ponga
June 10, 2020
Our work protecting and promoting the human rights of women and girls means we get to work side by side with some incredible ...
Women in Power: Meet Auxilia Bupe Ponga
June 10, 2020
Our work protecting and promoting the human rights of women and girls means we get to work side by side with some incredible ...
Defining a new inclusive future
June 9, 2020
2020 was set to be a historic year for women’s rights, with the Generation Equality forums planned for Paris ...
The global movement to end FGM: Promising developments in Sudan & the United Arab Emirates
June 8, 2020
Female genital mutilation is a global problem and one which requires global action to end it. Research on the existence and p...
Dismantling racism must be part of our fight
June 5, 2020
A letter from our Executive Director, Yasmeen Hassan. Right now, I am mourning for the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor,...
Addressing rape as a human rights violation
June 3, 2020
Globally one in three women are subjected to violence in her lifetime, and one in 10 girls have experienced “forced sexual ...
COVID-19 Conversations: Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking in Malawi
May 30, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating gender inequalities around the world. Each week, we are sharing insights f...
Women in Power: Meet Commissioner Margarette May Macaulay
May 27, 2020
Our work protecting and promoting the human rights of women and girls means we get to work side by side with some incredible ...