Saudi Arabia temporarily frees three women activists
Some of the women told a Riyadh court on Wednesday they had been subjected to torture in detention, including electric shocks, flogging, and sexual assault
Saudi Arabia temporarily frees three women activists -SPA
Two sources said three women were released, and the rest would be freed on Sunday
Afghan peace would bring its own risks to reconstruction: watchdog
The Taliban's chief negotiator has said the constitution, which protects women's rights, is an obstacle to peace
A village in Senegal taught me how we can end female genital cutting globally
Not only have the girls from Keur Simbara not gone through what I went through as a child, but they won’t even know what cutting is
Guatemala amnesty would free war criminals, soldiers who held women as sex slaves
Almost a quarter of a million people, mostly indigenous Mayans, were killed during Guatemala's civil war
Saudi women activists detail torture allegations in court
At least three of the women were held in solitary confinement for months and subjected to abuse including electric shocks, flogging, and sexual assault
Win for women's rights as UK puts mothers' names on marriage certificates
Previously, marriage certificates in England and Wales only included space for fathers' names
Show don't tell - governments urged to lead way on tackling slavery
As the world strives to meet a U.N. goal of ending slavery and forced labour by 2030, companies and governments alike are facing growing public scrutiny over their anti-slavery policies
First cyclone, then slavery: risks abound for Mozambique children
Traffickers often prey on lone children caught up in chaotic scenes such as Cyclone Idai, while parents might marry off their young girls as they struggle to eke out a life
Saudi court resumes women activists' trial that has angered West
Three dozen countries, including all 28 EU members, have called on Riyadh to free the activists