Who are the women held on remand or imprisoned following conviction? What offences have they been charged with or convicted of? What triggered their confrontation with the criminal justice system

Submitted to the UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice,this paper presents recommendations on new legislation or improved implementation of existing

Journey to Equality commemorates the 1th anniversary of the adoption of the landmark treaty,the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa,in Maputo,Mozambique. The book is a joint initiative of the

This article discusses Jordan's nationality law, which does not give Jordanian women married to non-Jordanians the right to transfer citizenship to their children. According to the law, a foreign

This article discusses Jordan's nationality law, which does not give Jordanian women married to non-Jordanians the right to transfer citizenship to their children. According to the law, a foreign

This fact sheet discusses sexual assault occurances in the United States military. It is a two-page document that lists quick facts and figures about rape and sexual violation in the U.S. military. It

This report draws on the Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). These Concluding Observations relate to law or the absence of law,and this

Building on the body of Equality Now’s work for the protection of girls’ and women’s rights,this report illustrates the impact of child marriage through 11 case studies and includes an analysis of the