WATCH: Honoring the activism of Iranian women and girls
November 15, 2022
At Equality Now, our goal is to deliver a just world for women and girls through legal equality. That women and girls enjoy t...
Women’s Rights In Climate Change: A Perspective from Morocco at COP27
November 10, 2022
At the United Nations 2022 Climate Change Conference in Egypt, there are mounting calls for women to be guaranteed a principa...
Two-Finger Test: The Indian Supreme Court’s Important Reiteration of Ban
November 4, 2022
“This court has time and again deprecated the use of two finger test in cases alleging rape and sexual assault. The so-call...
S. Mona Sinha appointed next Global Executive Director of Equality Now
October 12, 2022
After an extensive search, we are delighted to announce that Sharmila “Mona” Sinha, an award-winning global gender equali...
International Day of the Girl Child 2022: A conversation on ending child marriage
October 11, 2022
Today is the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child. 10 years of a movement dedicated to protecting and ...
Exploring The Role Of Court Users Committees In Enhancing Access To Justice For Survivors Of Trafficking For Sexual Exploitation
October 7, 2022
Trafficking in persons for sexual exploitation, also known as sex trafficking, is the most common form of human trafficking i...
A Critical Ally: Why the Media Matters in the Global Movement to End FGM
October 7, 2022
Gender-sensitive, accurate, and constructive reporting on female genital mutilation (FGM) can trigger positive outcomes. It c...
World Teachers Day: Will Tanzania heed the call to let girls learn?
October 5, 2022
As the world marks World Teachers’ Day, we cannot help but reflect on the staggering number of 120,000 girls annually in Ta...
Woman, Life, Freedom: A Statement of Solidarity with Women in Iran
September 30, 2022
An update following the 35th Special Session of the Human Rights Council An update: 15th November 2022 Equality Now continu...
Our Stand on the Non-Authentication of Nepal’s Gender-Progressive Citizenship Amendment Bill by the President
September 28, 2022
The Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD), Nepal, and Equality Now express disappointment over the refusal by Nepal’s...
Equality Now and its partners welcome the call by UN Special Rapporteurs to the Government of Sierra Leone to take action to end female genital mutilation
September 15, 2022
The UN Special Rapporteurs Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequence...
The State We’re In: Sex discriminatory nationality laws in the Americas region
August 17, 2022
Our updated report found that there are six countries in the Americas region with nationality laws that discriminate on the b...