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Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:42 AM

"It is tragically ironic that the one who creates life is herself denied the right to be born," said Lakshmi Puri, deputy executive director of U.N. Women

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:33 AM

"I'll make reporting FGM mandatory for doctors, teachers and social workers..." British prime minister David Cameron said on Twitter

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 05:06 AM

Women wave posters as they march in protest against domestic abuse, in Istanbul July 20, 2014. Turkey, which aspires to join the European Union, has drafted new legislation to try to bring women's rights in line with European standards. A law sent to parliament just last month will toughen sentencing for sexual assault. Officials say the number of shelters has doubled in the past three years and victim support centres have been set up, allowing women like Hayat to receive protection and remain with their children. But activists and lawyers say there are still not enough, and that an increasingly conservative and authoritarian political culture under Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government, means progress is, at best, halting. To match story TURKEY-WOMEN/RIGHTS Picture taken July 20, 2014. REUTERS/Can Erok (TURKEY - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 05:06 AM

Women wave posters as they march in protest against domestic abuse, in Istanbul July 20, 2014. Turkey, which aspires to join the European Union, has drafted new legislation to try to bring women's rights in line with European standards. A law sent to parliament just last month will toughen sentencing for sexual assault. Officials say the number of shelters has doubled in the past three years and victim support centres have been set up, allowing women like Hayat to receive protection and remain with their children. But activists and lawyers say there are still not enough, and that an increasingly conservative and authoritarian political culture under Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government, means progress is, at best, halting. To match story TURKEY-WOMEN/RIGHTS Picture taken July 20, 2014. REUTERS/Yagiz Karahan (TURKEY - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 05:06 AM

Women wave posters as they march in protest against domestic abuse, in Istanbul July 20, 2014. Turkey, which aspires to join the European Union, has drafted new legislation to try to bring women's rights in line with European standards. A law sent to parliament just last month will toughen sentencing for sexual assault. Officials say the number of shelters has doubled in the past three years and victim support centres have been set up, allowing women like Hayat to receive protection and remain with their children. But activists and lawyers say there are still not enough, and that an increasingly conservative and authoritarian political culture under Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government, means progress is, at best, halting. The posters read, (from L) "End traditions that cause women killings", "Rebellion against patriarchy" and "Rebellion against rapes". To match story TURKEY-WOMEN/RIGHTS Picture taken July 20, 2014. REUTERS/Yagiz Karahan (TURKEY - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 05:06 AM

A victim of domestic violence, using the pseudonym "Hayat" to protect her identity, looks out of a window in Istanbul June 5, 2014. Beaten, burned and threatened by her husband, Hayat has repeatedly turned to the Turkish authorities for help. But she still lives with the man who tells her she belongs either to him, or in her grave. She says she has reason to be afraid. Last year, 13 women in Turkey were murdered by their partners whilst nominally under state protection, according to official figures. Turkey, which aspires to join the European Union, has drafted new legislation to try to bring women's rights in line with European standards. A law sent to parliament just last month will toughen sentencing for sexual assault. But an increasingly conservative and authoritarian political culture under Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government, means progress is, at best, halting. To match story TURKEY-WOMEN/RIGHTS Picture taken June 5, 2014. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW SOCIETY)

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 08:47 AM

Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's public exhortations on women's role suggest a more traditionalist view

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 05:07 AM

A widow – and her property – can be inherited by her brothers-in-law, and she may get HIV in return