In India, rapists walk free as victims "shamed" into suicide
It is a reality which is being increasingly reported in India's towns and villages where suicides are often linked to rape
India's "revolutionary" anti-graft movement splits
A popular anti-corruption movement led by some of India's prominent social activists - have announced they are splitting
Free jailed Afghan women fleeing forced marriages - group
Many of Afghanistan's female prisoners are incarcerated for "moral crimes", according to Human Rights Watch
India plans stiffer penalties for "indecent portrayal of women" - report
The proposed new amendments will include so-called new media
Bangladesh's family laws fuel female poverty - rights group
Archaic laws trap women in abusive marriages because they have no recourse to ensure an income, Human Rights Watch says
No convictions for domestic violence in Indian capital -paper
15,000 cases of domestic violence registered in Delhi, not a single conviction
INTERVIEW-Conservatism, cost make female condoms a turn-off in India
HIV/AIDS and reproductive health groups have named Sept. 12 "Global Female Condom Day"
India's "rape capital" plans fast-track courts for sex crimes
According to the latest figures, rape cases in the entire country have increased by 9.2 percent in 2011
Husbands may have to pay salaries to wives in India -paper
Research suggests children better fed and educated if their mothers were given more control over finances