UK looks at failure to try genital mutilation crimes
Although Britain criminalised FGM nearly 30 years ago, there has not been a single trial
Tapping Womens Leadership for Peace and Security
The East West Institute's awards dinner honors female MPs from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The World Urban Forum ? Bringing Grassroots Women To The Urban Planning Table
The World Urban Forum 6 (WUF6) took place in Naples from 1-7 September 2012. AWID spoke to Carmen Griffiths, Executive Director of the Construction Resource and Development Center (CRDC), and leader and organizer of GROOTS Jamaica[1]about grassroots women's participation at this important global urban planning event.
Gender violence needs crisis approach - expert
Lessons from the HIV/AIDS fight could help tackle violence against women, says UN official
TrustLaw Women in brief 27 September, 2012: a weekly news digest on women's rights
Our weekly round-up of women's rights news from TrustLaw and other media
Applause for Obama's steps against trafficking
Obama galvanises activists by calling human trafficking "modern slavery" and announcing initiatives against it