Equality Now
Budget
€2,913,649
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
10
1.45 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Equality Now is an international human rights organisation working for the protection and promotion of the rights of women and girls around the world. Our main programme areas focus on securing legal equality and work to end sexual violence, harmful practices and sex trafficking. The Europe and Eurasia office works within the region, partnering with local, national and regional groups to secure protection, in accordance with international and regional human rights standards including the Istanbul Convention, for women and girls against violence and discrimination.
EU Legislative Interests
9. Equality Now is currently focused on ensuring justice for survivors’/victims, particularly of sexual violence, working for a global approach to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) and sexual exploitation as well as supporting the EU in its ratification of the Istanbul Convention as well as work being led generally by the FEMM Committee of the European Parliament.
Communication Activities
In January 2019 Equality Now published its report Roadblock To Justice: How The Law Fails Survivors Of Sexual Violence In Eurasia which focuses on laws and practices on sexual violence in the fifteen countries of the former Soviet Union. We have since been advocating with those countries, including recommending compliance with international human rights standards and with those of the Council of Europe's Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence. Expert Groups: Equality Now is a member of the EU Civil Society Platform against Trafficking in Human Beings convened by the office of the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator. In January 2022, Equality Now was awarded a three-year grant by the European Commission to Strengthen the role of civil society and build sustainable cooperation in promoting gender equality in Uzbekistan.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
End Violence against Women Coalition (UK) Bond EWL Platform Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) ERA Coalition Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C End FGM/C US Network National Coalition to End Child Marriage in the US Girls Not Brides
Organisation Members
Membership in Equality Now is open to individuals and organisations and is free. Those interested can sign up via Equality Now’s website: www.equalitynow.org https://equalitynow.org/who-we-are/ Affiliated Entities: Equality Now USA Equality Now Africa
Additional Information
The grant awarded by the European Commission "Strengthening the role of civil society and building sustainable cooperation in promoting gender equality in Uzbekistan" is a three year grant , starting in January 2022. 7% of the total grant is to cover Indirect costs. This project ended in January 2025
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.