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Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:36 PM

It is among a number of recent bills intended to challenge Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 landmark ruling that women have a constitutional right to an abortion

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 13:24 PM

Marital rape remains legal in many Asian countries, and social pressures mean it is rarely reported or discussed

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 13:01 PM

Forces are too often failing to use legal measures that ban abusers or suspects from contacting victims in cases including rape, sexual violence and stalking, according to the complaint

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 09:35 AM

Ruling rejects centuries old custom in which rich men take on unofficial wives who live as domestic and sexual slaves

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 10:41 AM

One think-tank says 90 percent of around 10 million jobs lost last year were held by women

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 08:18 AM

Just over 200 people reported sexual violence and exploitation at the hands of U.N. staff and personnel in 2018

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:18 AM

Thousands of women, including former rebel fighters, are believed to have suffered sexual abuse at the hands of rebels and paramilitaries during more than five decades of conflict

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 20:55 PM

Such children are often rejected by their mothers and wider communities, leaving them vulnerable to recruitment by armed groups

Sat, 16 Mar 2019 15:56 PM

The International Women's Day march in Pakistan has led to death and rape threats on social media

Sat, 16 Mar 2019 13:24 PM

The rally was prompted by a recent case where a father threw his four children out of an upper floor window