A quarter of countries still have nationality laws that discriminate against women
July 7, 2022
KENYA, Nairobi, July 7, 2022 – A quarter of countries still have discriminatory nationality laws that deny women the sa...
Victims trafficked for sexual exploitation are being failed by Malawi’s criminal justice system
June 16, 2022
BLANTYRE, MALAWI, June 16, 2022 – Victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation (sex trafficking) in Malawi are being fail...
YW4A partnership focuses on strengthening human rights for young women in Egypt, Kenya, Palestine, and South Sudan
April 7, 2022
NAIROBI, Kenya, April 7, 2022 – The Young Women for Awareness, Agency, Advocacy and Accountability (YW4A) programme i...
MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett award Equality Now $15 million gift to advance women’s and girls’ rights
March 23, 2022
USA, New York, March 23, 2022 – Equality Now, a leading international women’s rights organization that harnesses the ...
Africa making progress on tackling gender-based violence thanks to multi-sectoral approach but shortfalls remain, finds new report
March 23, 2022
NAIROBI, Kenya, March 23, 2022 – A new report has found countries in Africa are making progress in addressing and preventin...
Following another death from FGM in Sierra Leone, 130 women’s rights groups around the world call on the government to criminalize FGM
February 1, 2022
February 1, 2022 – Following yet another tragic death in Sierra Leone due to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), women’s...
National and international laws are failing to protect women and girls from online sexual exploitation and abuse
November 15, 2021
USA, New York, Nov 15, 2021 – Online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA) of women and girls is increasing at an alarmi...
Special Manual developed for Investigators, Prosecutors and Judges working on Cases of Sexual Violence in Georgia
September 22, 2021
TBILISI, GEORGIA - A new manual, aimed at improving access to justice for victims of sexual violence in the Georgian crimina...
Rape laws across the Americas insufficient, inconsistent, and poorly enforced, leaving women at heightened risk of sexual violence
September 15, 2021
USA, New York, September 15th - A new report by international human rights organization Equality Now reveals how rape laws a...
India’s government must do more to end caste-based sexual violence, say Dalit women’s rights activists
August 31, 2021
INDIA - Dalit women’s rights activists in the National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL) are voicing serious concerns ab...
Status of women’s and girls’ rights in Kenya, 26 years after Kenya committed to the promotion of gender equality
July 30, 2021
NAIROBI/LONDON/WASHINGTON D.C. July 30, 2021 - It has been more than 26 years now since more than 180 governments, includin...
#EndCasteBasedSexualViolence campaign launched by National Council of Women Leaders
July 19, 2021
INDIA, July 19, 2021: National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL) is a newly established coalition bringing together from acro...