Kathmandu, March 6 -- A new report has found that despite some progress, sexist laws continue to undermine women's rights worldwide.

The study, released on Tuesday by Equality Now, an international human rights organisation working for women and girls rights, highlights slow and uneven legal reforms, with many governments failing to eliminate discrimination against women and girls.

No country has achieved full legal equality, and a growing backlash threatens hard-won gains, says the report.

The report, titled 'Words & Deeds: Holding Governments Accountable in the Beijing+30 Review Process (6th Edition)', examines sex-discriminatory laws that block progress toward the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SD...