Legal advisor for Equality Now #LAC, Ana Elena Obando, highlighted the urgency of reforming the Guatemalan penal code at the CIDH - IACHR meeting with civil society during their visit to #Guatemala. Currently, the crime of #rape is conditioned on the existence of physical or

In the Congress of #Guatemala, reforms affecting children and adolescents are being discussed. Yesterday, Equality Now's legal advisor, Ana Elena Obando, spoke about the need to adopt a #consent-based definition of #SexualViolence in the law and the exemption of responsibility in

En el Congreso de #Guatemala, se están discutiendo reformas que afectan a la niñez y adolescencia. Ayer, la asesora legal de Equality Now, Ana Elena Obando, habló sobre la necesidad de adoptar una definición de #ViolenciaSexual basada en el #consentimiento en la ley y la exención

📣 International Day of Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean, and Diaspora Women 🙋🏿‍♀️ Afro-descendant women have the right to live free from violence based on their gender and race. Check out MESECVI-OEA CEVI's General Recommendation #5, a key tool for advancing the prevention, care,

En los primeros cuatro meses del 2024, se presentaron más de 1.400 casos de violaciones sexuales contra niñas en Guatemala. Así lo denunciaron el Centro de Derechos Reproductivos y Equality Now durante la visita de la CIDH - IACHR al país centroamericano. elespectador.com/genero-y-diver…

🚨 The CIDH - IACHR and UN Human Rights visited #Guatemala. We joined Centro de Derechos Reproductivos and other allies to urge the Guatemalan State to comply with the international bodies' recommendations, including guaranteeing #AccessToJustice for women, girls, and adolescent survivors of

In the first four months of 2024, more than 1,400 cases of sexual violence against girls were reported in Guatemala. During the visit of CIDH - IACHR, we, along with Centro de Derechos Reproductivos, issued an alert about the situation of women’s and girls’ human rights in the country.

#Argentina: Deep cuts to public funding are undermining gains in #GenderEquality and putting women at greater risk of #violence. Read the article by Anastasia Moloney and @valeniricibar.🦋.social, featuring comments from EN’s LAC expert @sofiquirok: context.news/socioeconomic-…

#Argentina: Los recortes presupuestarios están socavando los avances en igualdad de género y poniendo a las mujeres en mayor riesgo de violencia de género. Los logros arduamente conseguidos se han erosionado en los siete meses desde que Milei asumió el poder y declaró 'al

Estamos apoyando el proyecto de ley para prohibir los matrimonios y uniones infantiles, tempranas y forzadas en #Colombia. Hoy a las 9:30 hora de Colombia se debatirá en #SenadoGovCo - se podrá seguir en vivo en el YouTube de la Comisión Primera del Senado:

Tonight at our 2024 Make Equality Reality Gala we presented ashley judd with the inaugural Trailblazer Award and @EJeanCarroll with the inaugural Courage Award. WATCH NOW: youtu.be/GXgg56Zt7QA #MeToo #BelieveWomen #TogetherWeCan

🇨🇴 Next week, Bogotá, Colombia, will host the first Ministerial Conference to end violence against children. For the first time, 🌍 governments from all continents will come together to strengthen regional and global efforts to prevent and eradicate violence against children and