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International human rights organization using the power of the law to end discrimination & violence against all women & girls around the world equalitynow.org #GenderEquality #WomensRights

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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Today, we mourn the loss of Gloria Steinem, who has been part of the Equality Now family since our very beginning. A feminist icon, her writing, organising and activism helped transform the movement for women’s rights. Read more equalitynow.org/news/news-an... #GloriaSteinem
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Commemorating and celebrating Gloria Steinem: The life and legacy of a feminist trailblazer
Gloria Steinem, the revered writer, feminist organiser and political activist, died on September 2, 2026, at age 92. As a longstanding champion and Chair Emeritus of Equality Now, her contributions…
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Last year, together with partners and supporters worldwide, we helped advance legal reforms, strengthen movements, and push for greater equality for women and girls globally. Explore more in our latest #ImpactReport: equalitynow.org/what-we-do/o... #GenderEquality #HumanRights #WomensRights
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In 2024, Equality Now improved justice for over 52 million women & girls.
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
15 years ago, the Istanbul Convention was opened for signature, establishing the strongest legally binding framework to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence. 15 years on, its mission remains as urgent as ever. #IstanbulConvention #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #WomensRights
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Across the Americas, hundreds of thousands of women and girls are affected by FGM, yet legal protections remain incomplete. Momentum is building, including recent progress in Connecticut. 🔗 Read more: equalitynow.org/news/news-an... #EndFGM #GenderEquality
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From Colombia to Connecticut: The urgent need to end FGM in the Americas
Climate change is increasing risks of sexual and gender based violence worldwide. Learn what climate-related sexual and gender based violence is and how global action can prevent it.
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
As we mark #EarthDay, climate change is increasing the risk of sexual violence worldwide. Displacement, resource scarcity, and disrupted services leave women and girls more exposed to harm. 🔗 Climate justice must include gender justice: buff.ly/LSjpS9X
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Why Earth Day 2026 demands joint climate and gender justice action
Climate change is increasing risks of sexual and gender based violence worldwide. Learn what climate-related sexual and gender based violence is and how global action can prevent it.
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Imagine a world where girls grow up free to shape their futures and contribute equally to society, not limited by child marriage. In Colorado, SB 48 would protect only 3% of girls. Incremental progress isn’t enough. For more visit: equalitynow.org/resource/rep...
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Legal gaps and enduring harm: Analysing the persistence of child marriage in the United States
Read Equality Now’s new report highlighting legal loopholes that allow child marriage in the US and key actions needed to protect girls’ rights.
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
This first conviction under #TakeItDownAct is a historic moment for survivors of #TFGBV. The Act, which prohibits publication of intimate images of an individual without their consent, was passed in 2025 in a bipartisan effort to curb such abuse and the rampant impunity we see for this kind of #GBV
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Proposed @echr.coe.int rule changes on legal representation risk weakening access to justice. Equality Now joins a coalition calling for reforms that protect applicants’ autonomy:
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Equality Now joins coalition submission to the ECtHR on proposed amendments to Rules 36 and 44 of the Rules of Court
Equality Now joined partners in urging the ECtHR not to adopt draft rule changes that could weaken protection for applicants in situations of vulnerability.
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
This #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth, we must go beyond awareness. Ending sexual violence means changing the systems behind it, laws, implementation, and equality. Learn more equalitynow.org/get-involved...
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
From #backlash to legal reform, #CSW70 revealed where the global #GenderEquality agenda stands and what comes next. Read our key takeaways: equalitynow.org/news/news-an...
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From commitments to accountability: What CSW70 revealed about the state of gender equality
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Today, we launch our new five-year strategy: Securing Rights. Transforming Futures. At a pivotal moment for women’s and girls’ rights, we’re committed to defending progress and accelerating change. Read the strategy: www.equalitynow.org/strategy #GenderEquality #WomensRights
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Justice systems are only as strong as the people who shape them. New research from Global 50/50 shows women remain underrepresented in international judicial bodies ➡️ global5050.org/global-justi... On #InternationalDayOfWomenJudges, representation isn’t symbolic. It shapes outcomes.
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Global Justice - Global 50/50
Understanding and addressing gender inequality in the justice sector requires a structured, evidence-based approach. To ensure Global Justice 50/50 provides the most comprehensive and actionable…
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
At #CSW70, governments are debating access to justice. In a moment of backlash and digital disruption, legal reform is not optional. It’s foundational for gender equality. Here’s where we will be speaking, convening and pushing for change: equalitynow.org/news/news-an...
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Where you’ll find Equality Now at CSW70
Join Equality Now at CSW70 as we champion access to justice, legal reform and equality in law for women and girls worldwide.
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
A decade of wins in nationality rights: 18 reforms. 50+ UN processes engaged. Stronger global standards for gender-equal citizenship. Read the report: equalitynow.org/resource/rep... #NationalityRights #GenderEquality #HumanRights #Statelessness
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The right to equal citizenship: A decade of global action for gender-equal nationality laws (2014-2025)
An impact report examining global action between 2014 and 2025 to end gender discrimination in nationality laws and advance equal citizenship rights.
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
From #deepfakes to online sexual exploitation, digital harm against women and girls is not inevitable; it’s enabled by weak regulation and lack of accountability. This #SaferInternetDay, we’re calling for a safer internet for all. 🔗 Learn more equalitynow.org/news/news-an...
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Safer Internet Day 2026: Making AI safe and equal
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
📢 NEW REPORT Millions of women & girls remain at risk of FGM, even where it’s illegal. Our new report shows how strategic litigation can challenge impunity, and why stronger enforcement is critical. 🔗 equalitynow.org/resource/rep... #EndFGM #AccessToJustice
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Towards justice: Global challenges and opportunities in litigating cases of female genital mutilation
A global report examining how strategic litigation can improve access to justice, accountability, and legal responses to female genital mutilation.
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Online sexual exploitation and abuse in the US is widespread but survivors face legal gaps, retraumatising systems & zero accountability from tech platforms. We outline what must change. Read our latest report: equalitynow.org/resource/rep... #OSEA #OnlineSafety #DigitalRights
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Online sexual exploitation and abuse in the United States: An analysis of policy gaps, system response and prevention mechanisms
This report analyses policy and system gaps enabling online sexual exploitation and abuse in the United States and sets out survivor-centred recommendations to strengthen prevention, accountability…
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
A global backlash is threatening decades of progress on women’s and girls’ rights, from regressive laws to rising anti-gender movements. Equality Now is calling for urgent action. 🔗 Read more: equalitynow.org/news/press-r... #WomensRights #GenderEquality #HumanRights #Backlash
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Equality Now calls for urgent action as backlash against women’s rights intensifies
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
The #backlash against women’s rights is real and rising. On #HumanRightsDay, Equality Now’s legal experts shared how movements are pushing back, survivors are leading, and the law remains a powerful tool for change. 📖 Read + watch: equalitynow.org/news/news-an... #WomensRights #GenderEquality
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The global backlash against women’s rights: What we’re seeing, and how we respond
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Today, the To Kill a Tiger documentary won Best International Film at the 19th International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival Bir Duino #Kyrgyzstan. Equality Now’s Eurasia Consultant, Janette Akhilgova, accepted the award on behalf of the filmmakers. #ToKillATiger #StandWithHer
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Kyrgyzstan’s Constitutional Court has ruled the death penalty cannot be reinstated, not even by referendum. A major step for upholding justice and human rights. 🔗 Read our statement with Bir Duino on why this matters: equalitynow.org/news/news-an... #EqualityWins #Kyrgyzstan
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Just approved: A new Inter-American Model Law defines #DigitalViolence against women as a human rights violation and holds States and tech platforms accountable. A major step forward for gender equality in the digital age. 🔗 equalitynow.org/news/news-an...
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Six key points to understand the new Inter American Model Law on Digital Violence against Women
After a consultation process in several countries with participation from States, experts, and civil society organisations, the Model Law was approved in December 2025 during the Tenth Conference of…
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
#Oaxaca becomes the first state in Mexico to define rape based on #consent, no proof of violence or resistance required. A step forward for justice, led by feminist allies. Read more: equalitynow.org/news/news-an... #EqualityWins #LegalReform
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Human rights are fundamental to gender equality. This #HumanRightsDay read our recent brief on the global backlash against women's and girl's rights and how, together, we're holding the line. equalitynow.org/resource/bri...
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Women with disabilities in Central Asia face some of the highest rates of sexual violence and the lowest access to justice. Our new report exposes the legal barriers in #Kazakhstan, #Kyrgyzstan & #Uzbekistan, and what must change. Read it here: equalitynow.org/resource/rep...
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
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. variety.com/2025/biz/new... @vareity.com #16DaysOfActivism
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Short Film Directors Detail How Their Stories Reclaim Power in the World Right Now
Aaron Blaise, Jordan Murphy Doidge, Snigdha Kapoor, Ida Melum, Hedda Mjøen, Afia Nathaniel, Jessica Rowlands and Alexandra Bahiyyih Wain discuss their short films
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
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 buff.ly/VVugZDq #IDPD
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
When justice systems ignore caste, disability and gender, survivors are left behind. Our new report highlights the reforms we urgently need. 🔗 www.equalitynow.org/samaj2025 #IntersectionalJustice #SouthAsia #LegalReform
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Intersecting injustices: Marginalisation and legal barriers in sexual violence cases across South Asia
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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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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 equalitynow.org/news/news-an...
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Women and girls are hit hardest by #SouthSudan’s #ClimateCrisis, which Equality Now’s Nina Masore describes to @kizmakoye.bsky.social as a “threat multiplier” that fuels violence & exploitation, stressing urgent inclusion of women in climate decisions for fair solutions. Read more shorturl.at/3M35P
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Women, girls face rising violence amid South Sudan’s climate crisis
In South Sudan, the climate crisis is intensifying violence against women and girls, with extreme weather events like droughts and floods exacerbating child marriage and sexual exploitation. As famili...
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
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: buff.ly/NivGKjU #EndTrafficking #HumanTrafficking #UN
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
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 equalitynow.org/news/press-r... #EndFGM #GenderEquality
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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights holds first-ever hearing on female genital mutilation in the Americas
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
WE DID IT! We are Silver Winners in the Anthem Awards. 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 buff.ly/Ss5YGgp
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Gender Justice Conversations in Kenya
A powerful five-part series that exposes the harsh realities of gender-based violence in Kenya. Despite progressive laws, rape, defilement, child marriage, F...
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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: equalitynow.org/news/press-r...
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Hurra Coalition calls for reform of family law in the Middle East and North Africa
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
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 #LegalReform
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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. 🔗 equalitynow.org/policy-and-p... #GenderEquality #LegalReform
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
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 @tamardekanosidze.bsky.social on #Latvia’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention: www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
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: tinyurl.com/ybptybkb #IstanbulConvention
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The Istanbul Convention is not a threat to Latvian values - it is a tool to realise them, and it must be protected
Equality Now urges Latvia to remain in the Istanbul Convention, warning that withdrawal would undermine women’s rights, weaken protections against violence, and erode Latvia’s human rights commitments...
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
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 buff.ly/0Q6quZi #RightToCare #CareEconomy
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
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: celebrate.anthemawards.com #AnthemAwards #VoteAnthemCommunityVoice #GenderJustice #EqualityNow
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
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. equalitynow.org/resource/rep...
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Legal gaps and enduring harm: Analysing the persistence of child marriage in the United States
Discover Equality Now’s new report exposing legal loopholes that allow child marriage in the US and key actions needed to protect girls’ rights.
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Our Regional Representative for Eurasia, Tamar Dekanosidze, speaks to OC Media about how #Georgia’s new laws threaten women’s rights. Read her insights oc-media.org/interview-er...
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Interview | Erasing ‘gender’: How Georgia’s new draconian laws affect women’s rights
As Georgia continues to backslide on its commitments to both the EU and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — particularly SDG5 on gender equality — Tamar Dekanosidze discusses the chilling…
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
In Sonora, #Mexico, criminal legislation still does not guarantee effective justice for adolescent survivors of sexual violence. But, progress is being made toward a #consent-based legal reform. 🔗 Read more about our work
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In Sonora, Mexico, progress is being made toward a consent-based legal reform
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Legal inequality is driving the gender pay gap. Women earn ~23% less than men, and are more likely to lack paid leave and pensions. These are legal failures, and they’re changeable. 🔗 This #EqualPayDay find out more about how you can support our work equalitynow.org/get-involved/
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
30 years since the Beijing Platform for Action, laws that discriminate on the basis of sex still exist. 🎧 In our podcast, We Change the Rules, hosted by Samira Ahmed, we explore how far we’ve come, and what’s still left to do. Listen: equalitynow.org/policy-and-p... #Beijing30 #GenderEquality
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We Change the Rules
Hosted by award-winning journalist Samira Ahmed, We Change the Rules is essential listening for anyone interested in achieving legal, political, and systematic gender equality everywhere.
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
#Georgia: Freezing the bank accounts of seven leading NGOs – including organisations focusing on women’s rights – is an assault on justice, equality, and human rights values. Equality Now stands in solidarity with them. bit.ly/4g3px79
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Georgian Dream strikes at civil society, freezing NGO bank accounts
Pro-European groups vow defiance: “We will not cease our work.”
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
This #InternationalYouthDay, we're spotlighting a critical gap in global digital policymaking: Young people are being excluded from decisions that shape their digital lives. It’s time their voices were heard. 🔗 equalitynow.org/news/news-an... #DigitalRights#YouthVoices @audrights.bsky.social
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
July 30th is #WorldDayAgainstTrafficking in Persons. #SexTrafficking is one of the most entrenched forms of gender-based violence. We and our partners are advancing an ecosystem approach to ending trafficking for sexual exploitation. Learn more: buff.ly/0eIkJ5E #WDATP
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
The UN adopted many of our calls submitted in our 2024 report on #Iran, but we remain deeply concerned that #FGM was not directly addressed, despite credible data showing its prevalence in multiple provinces and our clear call for a national ban Read the full blog: equalitynow.org/news/news-an...
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Gender Justice in Iran: UN UPR adopts our key recommendations, but FGM is still ignored
Explore the Iran UPR and its impact on human rights as countries review Iran's record and provide essential recommendations.
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Equality Now @equalitynow.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Over 2.5B women & girls lack equal rights under the law. At our #HLPF2025 event, leaders from Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, Spain, international orgs, and civil society said the same thing: We can’t to wait 300 years for legal equality - we can act now. 🔗 Read the recap: buff.ly/FJTzYtG #Beijing30
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A more equal future is possible - If we act now
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