We welcome the recommendations made to #Azerbaijan by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with #Disabilities #CRPD (in line with our submission). We will continue our work with our partners to help the government implement them. #EndSexualViolence

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Millions of women and girls can't afford their periods.

#MP20 Solidarity Award winner, Divine Ingabire🇷🇼, founder and executive director of I Matter Initiative, is actively working to combat #PeriodPoverty in Rwanda.

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SOAWR #MenstrualHygieneDay

Excellent piece by Unchained At Last & Alyssa Milano. The US government is enabling #ChildMarriage by not implementing the UN Human Rights Committee recommendations to prohibit child marriage at all levels and failing to recognize the #ERA equalitynow.org/news_and_insig… #18NoExceptions

In a recent opinion article co-authored with @abreezeofhope and @comunidad_ddhh, EN’s Regional Representative for LAC Barbara Jiménez Santiago discusses the challenges of implementing the @corte_idh's judgment in the Brisa case, particularly in advancing legal reforms and ensuring that

2023 was critical for young women advocates whom we equipped through the #YW4A program w/ the skills to push for #LegalReforms in their communities. From the dev of gender policies in Kenya & South Sudan to the formation of coalitions in Palestine & Egypt shorturl.at/5HXRz

📢 Our podcast 'We Change the Rules' hosted by award-winning broadcaster Samira Ahmed offers unique insights on policies that govts should consider to achieve legal & gender equality.

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'The legal imbalance in many African countries leaves women feeling helpless....You don’t have equal access to opportunities. You are subjected to different forms of sexual violence, and your dignity is compromised,” said Hala Y Alkarib of SIHA Network

#FamilyLaw

Female genital mutilation is on the rise in Africa: disturbing new trends are driving up the numbers

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“The potential repeal of the anti-FGM law in the #Gambia could have knock-on effects on other women’s and girls’ rights in the Gambia, including protection from GBV including child marriage,” EN’s Faiza Jama Mohamed. #EndFGM

Thank you Equality Now. An ingenious way to carry and show this message of equality publicly

#MisogynyBoresMe #MakeEqualityReality #SafeFearlessFree #UnionOfEquality

Family is often seen as the most important pillar of society, yet for countless women across Africa, this ideal often feels out of reach. We believe reforms in Africa must include measures to ban discriminatory laws. Equality Now #familymatters
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