Impact of COVID-19 on violence against women and girls in Eurasia
May 14, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has shown an urgent need for Governments in Eurasia to overcome violence and discrimination against women...
Equality Now Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on General Recommendation on Trafficking of Women and Girls in the Context of Global Migration 2020
May 9, 2020
Equality Now made this Submission in response to the Call for Submissions by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrim...
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Call For A Global Response
March 17, 2020
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is internationally recognized as a gross violation of human rights, a form of viole...
FGM in the Asia Pacific Region in detail
March 17, 2020
AUSTRALIA Indirect estimates indicate that there are 53,088 survivors of FGM/C living in Australia. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM The Gov...
FGM in the Middle East in detail
March 17, 2020
BAHRAIN – There is anecdotal evidence of FGM/C occurring in Bahrain, but the evidence available is scarce. IRAN &...
FGM in Europe in detail
March 17, 2020
AUSTRIA – Indirect estimates indicate 7,036 women and girls who have undergone FGM/C. BELGIUM – Indir...
Moroccan Women’s Legislative Gains and Opportunities for Reform in Lebanon
March 11, 2020
Moroccan Women’s Legislative Gains and Opportunities for Reform in Lebanon is the latest publication from Equality Now...
Words and Deeds: Beijing+25 Report
March 2, 2020
The 4th UN Conference on Women in 1995 was the birth of The Beijing Platform for Action, the most progressive blueprint ever ...
Georgia – submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) – 13th pre-sessional working group March 2020
February 18, 2020
Around the world, women and girls with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to various forms of gender-based violenc...
Third-Party Intervention in Kurt v. Austria (ECtHR)
February 7, 2020
Equality Now and the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre have been granted leave to intervene in Kurt v. Aus...
Manifesto to end FGM in the UK by 2030
February 5, 2020
This manifesto, calling for FGM to be eradicated worldwide by 2030, was delivered to the UK Prime Minister to mark the Intern...
Equality Now, the Equal Rights Trust, and the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre jointly intervene in TV v Russia (ECtHR)
January 29, 2020
Equality Now, the Equal Rights Trust, and the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre submitted a join...