Women’s Rights Organizations Unite to Launch Hurra Coalition,Paving the Way for Family Law Reform in MENA
September 13, 2023
Inequality in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is being perpetuated by family laws that curtail the legal rights of wo...
100 years strong, the Equal Rights Amendment’s centennial marks a new intersectional era
August 1, 2023
ERA advocates gathered to celebrate its centennial and embrace a more inclusive movement for equality that champions the righ...
Leading women’s rights Activists honored for their groundbreaking work advancing women’s rights in Africa
July 21, 2023
20 for 20 Solidarity Awards, Aya Chebbi (L), Dorcas Akintewe (M), and Prospera Konkuri (L); Photo credit: Equality Now KENYA,...
African Countries Show Progress in Advancing Women’s Rights: Landmark Report on the Maputo Protocol
July 13, 2023
KENYA, Nairobi, July 13, 2023 – To mark the 20th Anniversary of the Maputo Protocol and to promote the continued adopti...
Women and Girls with Disabilities in Kyrgyzstan Face a Higher Risk of Sexual Violence and Lack of Access to Justice
May 30, 2023
KYRGYZSTAN, Bishkek, May 29, 2023 – Deficiencies in the legal system and state social policy, including closed reside...
Countries in Southern Africa Urged to Strengthen Legal Protections against Child Marriage
May 11, 2023
SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg, May 10, 2023 – Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries have taken commendable ac...
Call for governments to repeal personal status laws that discriminate against women
May 3, 2023
USA, New York, May 4, 2023 – Women around the world continue to face huge difficulties because of sex discrimination writte...
Senate Vote on Resolution to Ratify Equal Rights Amendment Fails
April 27, 2023
Washington D.C., April 27, 2023 – On Thursday, S.J. Res 4 failed to pass the United States Senate although the majority...
Washington State introduces new law to protect women and girls from female genital mutilation or cutting
April 20, 2023
WASHINGTON STATE, April 20, 2023: A new bill to protect women and children from female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/...
Traditional Leaders in Liberia Make Historic Announcement Declaring Ban on Female Genital Mutilation
February 9, 2023
LIBERIA, Monrovia, February 9, 2023: Safe Hands for Girls – represented by the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Jaha Dukure...
Call for Governments to Repeal Laws that Discriminate against Women’s Economic Rights
January 31, 2023
UNITED KINGDOM, London, January 31, 2023 – Women worldwide are being made more vulnerable to human rights violations becaus...
Sexual violence laws in Eurasia enable impunity for perpetrators
January 24, 2023
GEORGIA, Tbilisi, January 24, 2023 – Sexual violence laws in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan are falling we...