Equality Now

International women's rights organization using the law to end discrimination and violence against women & girls globally for 30 years.

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After a retreat in the Adirondacks, this participant reflects on how misinformation and the conflation of FGM/C and gender-affirming care can impact both movements.

w/ @USEndFGMNetwork @equalitynow

Read more: https://t.co/MkNSZe7xtv

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Tampoco han llegado los senadores @andreanimalidad, @EfrainCepeda y @Lidiosenado

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🚨 ¡Urgente! Estamos en el @SenadoGovCo a punto de debatir el proyecto de ley para erradicar la mutilación genital femenina en Colombia, pero NO HAY QUORUM. Hay senadores que no han acudido a la sesión incumpliendo sus obligaciones con el país y las niñas y las mujeres.

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¡Les invitamos a acudir a la plenaria del Senado y cumplir con sus obligaciones como legisladores!

#NiñasSinAblación

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🚨 Urgent! We are in the Senate of Colombia, about to debate the bill to eradicate female genital mutilation in Colombia, but there is NO QUORUM. Some senators have failed to attend the session, neglecting their responsibilities to the country and to girls and women.

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🚨 ¡Urgente! Estamos en el @SenadoGovCo a punto de debatir el proyecto de ley para erradicar la mutilación genital femenina en Colombia, pero NO HAY QUORUM. Hay senadores que no han acudido a la sesión incumpliendo sus obligaciones con el país y las niñas y las mujeres.

[Equality Now @equalitynow]

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: https://t.co/bdYqJShqhU

#GenderEquality #WomensRights

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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 #WomensRights

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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: https://t.co/fy3kLfTHWU

#EndFGM #GenderEquality

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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: https://t.co/chEZHDgpJp

[Equality Now @equalitynow]

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 https://t.co/JL3tZOiiK0

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Proposed @ECHR_CEDH rule changes on legal representation risk weakening access to justice.

Equality Now joins a coalition calling for reforms that protect applicants’ autonomy: https://t.co/rJxn5OBam3

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This #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth, we must go beyond awareness.

Ending sexual violence means changing the systems behind it, laws, implementation, and equality.

Learn more https://t.co/SH9pkK2zz3

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From #backlash to legal reform, #CSW70 revealed where the global #GenderEquality agenda stands and what comes next.
Read our key takeaways: https://t.co/zS93yW17YY

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70% of women human rights defenders, activists & journalists surveyed faced online violence.

Abuse is used to intimidate & silence women’s voices.

Access to justice must apply online too – clear laws, evidence & accountability: https://t.co/riZEOUVi35

#ACTtoEndViolence #CSW70

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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: https://t.co/mpN1T09xWt

#WomensRights https://t.co/GxTHAvD5a3

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9 in 10 governments recognize ending violence against women is a priority.

But laws without budgets and enforcement do not deliver justice.

💵💴💶 Funding helps survivors access protection.

#ACTtoEndViolence #CSW70

[Equality Now @equalitynow]

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 ➡️ https://t.co/PWyY2p6VGy

On #InternationalDayOfWomenJudges, representation isn’t symbolic. It shapes outcomes.

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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: https://t.co/HQjIh2UHzA

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A decade of wins in nationality rights: 18 reforms. 50+ UN processes engaged. Stronger global standards for gender-equal citizenship.

Read the report: https://t.co/KA2ci4NMTH

#NationalityRights #GenderEquality #HumanRights #Statelessness @EQL_Nationality