TrustLaw Women in brief 2 August, 2012: a weekly news digest on women's rights
A weekly selection of stories on women's rights from TrustLaw and other media
Scientists chart way ahead in tackling devastating nodding syndrome
The mysterious, incurable disease affects thousands of children in East Africa
Women 'are the foot soldiers of climate change adaptation' - expert
But "how many female generals do we have in our countries fighting climate change?" asks a Sri Lankan adaptation expert
Myanmar journalists tackle news reporting in Foundation first
With support from the British Council and the European Union, the Thomson Reuters Foundation ran a week-long workshop for journalists in Yangon in July, the Foundation's first foray into Myanmar.
From internal displacement to Olympic silver: Colombian weightlifter's incredible journey
Oscar Figueroa was only nine when he was uprooted by fighting between paramilitary groups and rebels
Prostitution: their bodies, their rights
Asia's largest red light districts offers a view of prostitution that jars with what many feminists believe
Troubled northern Kenya seeks peace through conserving resources
Planting trees, protecting water points and curbing charcoal burning could reduce conflict driven by resource scarcity, says local pastoralist leader
Sharp rise in number of women murdered in Honduras, dozens killed every month
More than 90 percent of the killings have gone unpunished, local human rights commission says
Myanmar's breadbasket struggling despite reforms
Crippling debts, fewer jobs and land grabs are just a few of the problems hitting Myanmar's rice bowl