Equality Now
@equalitynow
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International women's rights organization using the law to end discrimination and violence against women & girls globally for 30 years.
Joined May 2008
Equality Now is proud to partner with Don’t Be Late, Myra as it premieres globally through the 16 Days 16 Films Festival. This powerful film shines a light on the realities of sexual violence, and the urgent need to end it everywhere. @AfiaNathaniel #16DaysOfActivism
#sponsored | Eight short film directors — @AaronBlaiseArt, @doidge89154, @snigdhakapoor20, @IdaMelum, Hedda Mjøen, @AfiaNathaniel, @_Jessica_JR and Alexandra Bahiyyih Wain — discuss their stories and the one universal fight to reclaim power in a world that won’t give it.
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Women with disabilities face some of the highest rates of sexual violence, and some of the lowest chances of justice. Our new report, launching next week, exposes the legal barriers in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan. Sign up to get it first https://t.co/f3tEboxmV0
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When justice systems ignore caste, disability and gender, survivors are left behind. Our new report highlights the reforms we urgently need. 🔗 https://t.co/cBNsZD5NyH
#IntersectionalJustice #SouthAsia #LegalReform
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This report exposes how caste, disability and indigeneity shape barriers to justice for sexual violence survivors in South Asia, and outlines urgent reforms for governments and legal institutions.
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Starting #16Days with an urgent truth: online abuse spreads fast, hits hard, and is often ignored by outdated laws. It’s time to take digital sexual violence seriously. 🔗 Read more https://t.co/2QCCde5Uzn
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Next week, we’re co-sponsoring a UN side event “Proactive by Design: Leveraging Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Digital Innovation to Prevent Human Trafficking”. Join us on 24 Nov at UN HQ. Register at: https://t.co/xhiI2YyweH
#EndTrafficking #HumanTrafficking #UN
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The first-ever #IACHR hearing on #FGM in the Americas marks a turning point for women’s rights. Survivors, advocates & partners presented evidence calling for regional action to end FGM/C and uphold bodily autonomy for all. 🔗 Read more https://t.co/zr6qsAP9G3
#EndFGM
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WE DID IT! We are Silver Winners in the @Anthemawards. Our series, A Roving Podcast: Gender Justice Conversations in Kenya in collaboration with Philip Karanja and Kambua Manundu, was recognised in the Human & Civil Rights category. Watch now:
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13 organisations. 1 powerful coalition. A shared goal: legal equality for women & girls across #MENA. Last month in Istanbul, the #HurraCoalition gathered to drive forward #FamilyLawReform across the region. 🔗 Read more:
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This week, I joined @UnchainedAtLast & @equalitynow in California where the current legal minimum age for marriage is 0. Join us in demanding an end to this horrific human rights violation so that kids can be kids, not brides:
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Interested in joining a state coalition to end child marriage? Submit the following form.
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We’re thrilled to hear the news that #Grenada has amended its Marriage Act to raise the minimum legal age of marriage to 18, removing exceptions for parental consent. This is a strong step forward in protecting girls and advancing legal equality. #EqualityWins #EndChildMarriage
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Looking for expert tools to advance gender equality? Explore Equality Now’s Policy & Practice centre, a curated library of legal resources, reports, and advocacy guides, with select content in Arabic, French, Russian & Spanish. 🔗 https://t.co/69ArOD5LXo
#GenderEquality
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The unravelling of the concept of #equality for #women and #girls, and the degradation of #multilateralism, can feel abstract. This is the reality of it. Hear more from EN’s @TamarDekanosid1 on #Latvia’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention: https://t.co/oDMbLfcjvc
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The Latvian parliament decided to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention after a heated 13-hour debate, potentially making Latvia the first EU state to renounce it. View on euronews
Latvia’s parliament voted to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention after a 13-hour debate, with 56 lawmakers backing the move and 32 opposing it. If approved by the president, Latvia would become the first EU country to leave the treaty against violence toward women.
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Very disappointing that the Latvian parliament has voted to withdraw from the #IstanbulConvention. Read more from the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women. 👇
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Latvia’s Parliament is discussing today’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, a treaty addressing violence against women. The Istanbul Convention is not a threat to Latvian values - it is a tool to realise them: https://t.co/XBTWrz1WJx
#IstanbulConvention
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This #InternationalDayOfCareAndSupport, Latin America & the Caribbean are setting a global precedent: #Care is now a human right, thanks to a landmark ruling by the Inter-American Court & the Tlatelolco Commitment. 🔗 Read more https://t.co/nTWwvaDgeS
#RightToCare #CareEconomy
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We’re a finalist in the @anthemawards, and you can help us win the Community Voice Award. A Roving Podcast amplifies grassroots voices for gender justice in Kenya. Vote by Oct 30: https://t.co/4mvtBT3KCX
#AnthemAwards #VoteAnthemCommunityVoice #GenderJustice #EqualityNow
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Congratulations to BELEN, which has been chosen by the Argentine Film Academy to represent the country at the Oscars! It tells the story of a girl who went to the hospital because she was hemorrhaging, only to be told that she'd had a miscarriage, then to be accused and convicted
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Since 2000, 314,000+ minors have been married in the US, and only 16 states prohibit underage marriage without exception. This #IDGC read our new report to understand why laws continue to allow #ChildMarriage in the US and how to end it.
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🗓️ Tune in tomorrow! Hear from Dr. @WisalMAhmed, @GPtoEndFGM coordinator, on the global strategy to end medicalization of FGM. 💻Register to join online: https://t.co/h6pTvHKJwC With @UNFPA, @UNFPASA, @equalitynow, @ARROW_Women, @endfgmcasia, @RCObsGyn & @OrchidProject.
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Our Regional Representative for Eurasia, Tamar Dekanosidze, speaks to @OCMediaorg about how #Georgia’s new laws threaten women’s rights. Read her insights
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