As lockdown fuels domestic abuse, social media users fight back
As coronavirus curbs trap victims under the same roof as abusers, charities, celebrities and ordinary social media users are helping raise awareness online
Plaintiff in Roe v. Wade U.S. abortion case says she was paid to switch sides
Norma McCorvey, known as 'Jane Roe' in the landmark U.S. ruling legalizing abortion, said she was lying when she switched to support the anti-abortion movement
OPINION - Coronavirus holds up a mirror to hidden gaslighting abuse
The doubt and confusion sown by the pandemic echoes insidious gaslighting used by abusive partners
New U.N. envoy warns closed borders embolden human traffickers
Backlash against migrants may drive them further into the shadows, says U.N. special rapporteur on modern slavery
OPINION: We must protect women from sexual violence during coronavirus lockdown and beyond
'Women will fall victim to sexual violence in horrific numbers if we don’t act now to put systems in place respond to their needs', says Nadia Murad
Femicides in Argentina reach 10-year high under coronavirus lockdown
Gender-based violence has been rising in locked-down countries, leaving women unable to seek help while tensions due to coronavirus escalate
Somalia sees "massive" rise in FGM during lockdown and Ramadan
Plan International says crisis is undermining efforts to end the ancient practice in Somalia which has the world's highest FGM rate
Pakistan police arrest three over 'honour killing' of teenage sisters
The teenage sisters are feared to be among the hundreds of women murdered each year in so-called 'honour' killings
Iraq's stalled domestic violence bill may be revived by new government
Renewed calls for legislation to protect victims could stand a chance under Kadhimi’s government
Roundtable: The New York sex workers taking crisis relief into their own hands
As coronavirus bites, sex workers in Brooklyn are raising money online and distributing it to sex workers in need. We spoke to the leaders of the Sex Workers Outreach Project about how the pandemic has dramatically changed their jobs, and what they're planning next