LONDON, Mar 03 (IPS) – The writer is Global Lead of Ending Sexual Violence at Equality Now
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. At Equality Now, we have been on a years-long journey to track and analyze sexual violence laws and their implementation around the world. This work was born after working with survivors of sexual violence for over two decades and observing that women and girls reported similar barriers to justice regardless of where they were from.
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