Announcing a new partnership between Equality Now, ANDHES and CLADEM aimed at ending sexual violence in Tucuman, Argentina
February 23, 2024
We’re thrilled to announce our new partnership in Argentina with CLADEM (Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Def...
Where You’ll Find Equality Now At CSW68
February 22, 2024
The sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations Headquarters in New Y...
We have come too far to go back now: Preserving and implementing the Anti-FGM Law in The Gambia is a mark of meaningful progress
February 17, 2024
Opinion by Dr. Isatou Touray and Faiza Mohamed On September 11, 2023, Human rights advocates and the broader human rights com...
Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting in Asia remains a neglected problem
February 7, 2024
By Nawmi Naz Chowdhury, Global Legal Advisor at Equality Now Significant advances have been made in Africa towards ending fem...
As we advocate for Zero Tolerance for FGM, let’s not ignore this important Accountability Tool: The ACHPR-ACERWC Joint General Comment on FGM
February 5, 2024
Nearly 140 million women and girls in the African continent have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a serious human...
Global Best Practices in Combating Forced Marriage
January 26, 2024
Abducted, raped, forced to marry her rapist. Murdered when trying to escape the marriage she never wanted. Forced into marria...
Parliament to Consider Landmark Draft Law that Aims to Prevent Child Marriage in Lebanon
January 25, 2024
In light of the move by the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee in Lebanon to discuss a draft law that aims to unify the age...
The rise of deepfake image-based sexual abuse necessitates urgent and comprehensive responses from technological innovation, legal reform, and societal awareness
January 22, 2024
A new research brief, co-authored with AUDRi with support from law firm Hogan Lovells, Deepfake image-based sexual abuse, tec...
Women’s Human Rights Defender Faces Imprisonment in Kazakhstan
January 16, 2024
Equality Now Statement of Support for Dina Smailova Equality Now would like to extend our support for Dina Smailova, a human ...
Addressing the drivers of child marriage in Uganda, with Joy for Children Uganda’s Moses Ntenga
January 8, 2024
Uganda’s 1995 Constitution – the supreme law of the country – sets the legal age of marriage at 18 years old....
Feminist Culture Club — 2023 Top Picks in Film, TV, Podcasts, and Books
January 8, 2024
Popular culture, expressed through art, literature, sound, and film, can be a powerful way to explore women’s diverse persp...
South Asian Women and Girls Need Responsive Legal Systems to Gender Violence
January 8, 2024
Criminal justice systems in South Asia are failing women despite stark statistics on the prevalence of violence. WHO estimate...