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Amnesty International at CSW70: Confronting the Global Backlash Against Gender Justice on International Women's Day 2026

As the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) convenes in New York, a stark global reality casts a shadow over International Women's Day 2026: an intensifying, well-funded backlash against gender equality. Amnesty International is raising an urgent alarm, calling on states to bolster efforts in securing stronger gender justice for all women and girls amidst alarming rollbacks of hard-won rights.