African children subject to "alarming" levels of violence
Some of the violence is attributed to pervasive traditional attitudes that condone or accept violence against children as the norm
Underage girls in the U.S. prove easy prey for sex traffickers
Film captures desperate lives of trafficked girls, anguish of parents and the difficulties of police trying to distinguish between victims and criminals
Men leave UN "Barbershop" after vow to push for gender equality
Meeting aims to spark the kind of discussions men have within the primarily male domain of barbershops
Do abortion restrictions protect women's well-being?
The short answer, according to recent findings, is "No"
Disgraced anti-sex slavery crusader Mam unveils plans for new group
Somaly Mam's new programme focuses on rehabilitation and education of sex trafficking survivors..
How coffee changed the lives of a group of women in Costa Rica
Women building a coffee business has given a community a new lease of life and inspired future generations
End poverty? Sometimes it really may take a village
FXBVillage programme provides families with essentials so household heads can focus on building businesses to become self-sufficient
"New Abolitionist" anti-slavery campaign launches in NY
On any given night about 4,000 children in New York State are victims of sex trafficking, activists say
US data war on sex trafficking to reach Europe
Data has led to 22 ongoing sex trafficking investigations and contributed to several trials and convictions
Malala Yousafzai denounced by Pakistani schools group
The organisation says the 17-year-old's popular memoir, "I Am Malala," offends Islam and the "ideology of Pakistan"