5 facts you didn't know about violence against women in the EU
In the first and biggest cross-country survey of its kind, the EU Fundamental Rights Agency interviewed 42,000 women in 28 EU countries about their experience of physical, sexual and psychological violence
Japan's women wrestlers fight to win
Professional women's wrestling in Japan means body slams, sweat, and garish costumes. The brutal reality of the ring is masked by a strong fantasy element that feeds its popularity with fans, most of them men
5 facts you didn't know about Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Every fifth person in Lebanon is a Syrian refugee - the highest concentration of refugees per capita in the world. An equivalent influx to the UK would be 14 million refugees. Here are 5 facts you didn't know about Syrian refugees
The practice of breast-ironing
Images of survivors of “breast-ironing”, Cameroon’s tradition of forcibly flattening young girls’ breasts using a hot stone in the hopes of averting sexual advances and teen pregnancies.
5 facts you need to know about human trafficking
Trafficking for forced labour accounts for 36% of all trafficking cases. Forced labour generates $150 billion in illegal profits per year. Here are 5 facts about trafficking