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Equality Now

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1107613
Status
Registered
Registered
Jan. 13, 2005
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined. In Practice, Worldwide.

Address

Address
c/o Azets Holdings Ltd
Burnham Yard
London End
BEACONSFIELD
Buckinghamshire
HP9 2JH

Contact

Activities

Equality Now works for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls around the world. Working with national women's rights organisations and individual activists, we document violence and discrimination against women and girls and add an international action overlay to support their efforts to advance equality rights and defend individual women who are suffering abuse.

Objects: To Promote The Domestic And International Human Rights (as Defined In This Clause) Of Women And In Particular:1. To Advance The Education Of The Public By Carrying Out Research Into The Maintenance And Observance Of Human Rights, Particularly As Relates To Women, And To Publish The Useful Results Of Such Research;2. To Promote International Human Rights For The Benefit Of The Public By Raising Public Awareness Of International Human Rights, Particularly As Relates To Women, By Disseminating Materials Regarding The Human Rights Of Women And The Violation Of Such Human Rights;3. To Procure, Through International Human Rights Advocacy, The Abolition Of Discrimination And Violence Against Women;4. To Provide Relief To Needy Victims Of Breaches Of Human Rights, Particularly Women;"domestic Human Rights" Means Those Human Rights Which:(1) Constitute Freedom From Genocide, Slavery Or The Slave Trade, Unlawful Forced Labour, Extra-Judicial Killing Or Torture; Or(2) Are Enshrined Or Incorporated Into The Domestic Law Of The Country In Which IT Is Sought To Promote Those Rights; Or(3) Defined In Any International Treaty On Human Rights (including The European Convention On Human Rights And Fundamental Freedoms Of 1950, And Any Such Declaration Resolution Or Convention Of The United Nations Or Any Of Its Organs Or Agencies Or Any Treaty Or International Agreement Entered Into By Any Member Of The United Nations That Is Registered Under Article 102(1) Of The United Nations Charter, Including In All Cases Any Supporting Document And Any Subsequent Amendment And Including Those Rules And Laws Which Fall Into This Category And Which May Be Described As "international Humanitarian Law" Which Can Be Enforced In Relevant International Tribunal)."international Human Rights" Means Any Rights Secured By International Law, Which Do Not Fall Within The Definition Of Domestic Human Rights.

Classification

How
Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £2,913,649 £2,653,732 £1,043,247 17
Dec. 31, 2023 £2,085,153 £2,381,082 £784,186 17
Dec. 31, 2022 £2,295,290 £1,809,172 £1,080,720 13
Dec. 31, 2021 £1,478,245 £1,262,891 £594,602 9
Dec. 31, 2020 £982,328 £1,014,573 £379,248 9

Trustees

Name Appointed
Chadia El Meouchi April 2, 2022
Julia Mary Middleton March 15, 2024
Melissa Berman Jan. 1, 2025
Michelle Ann Harrison Feb. 1, 2026
Shalin Punn Sept. 1, 2025
Sharmila Sinha Jan. 10, 2023
Yasmin Waljee April 28, 2023