Gambian survivors to speak out in film about rape under ex-president Jammeh
Fatou Jallow will tell the stories of women who testified of sexual assault under Yahya Jammeh's regime
Kenyan charities urge gov't to quit U.S.-led anti-abortion pact
Critics say the Geneva Consensus Declaration is a bid to weaken global efforts to safeguard women's sexual and reproductive health and rights
Bangladesh's High Court questions ban on marital rape prosecutions
Court's decision welcomed by women's rights activists who say current legislation discriminates against married women and girls
International donors likely to pledge less aid for Afghanistan - sources
Amid ongoing peace talks, donors may pledge less aid at a time when Afghanistan needs it most over fears the Taliban could secure greater influence and try to roll back women's rights
Thai women use pro-democracy protests to challenge sexism
At protest sites throughout the country, people are being asked to sign petitions calling for abortion and prostitution to be decriminalised
Poles protest as abortion ruling expected to take effect
The ruling bans terminations due to foetal defects, ending one of the few legal grounds left for abortion in staunchly Catholic Poland
Poles protest again as abortion ruling expected to take effect
Poland has banned terminations due to foetal defects, ending one of the few legal grounds left for abortion
Polish abortion protest leader seeks inspiration from Belarus
Top organiser of Poland's abortion protests, Marta Lempart, looks to Belarus as a role model, with both movements run by Eastern Europeans and by women
Footage of man beating wife to death on Chinese street sparks outrage
The assault has raised new questions about domestic violence in China, after onlookers shown in the video did nothing
A cafe in Yemen run by women, for women
Traditional, conservative attitudes held by many locally against women working outside the home mean a woman-run business can be new and strange to some