Uncles convicted of raping 10-year-old Indian girl who was refused an abortion
The girl was 30 weeks pregnant in July when a court turned down her abortion plea as she was too far advanced
British charity Oxfam dismisses 22 staff over sexual abuse
Oxfam said it dealt with 87 claims of sexual exploitation and abuse involving its workers in the year ending April 2017
After 'Me Too', 'scary' personal conversations about sexual assault
Millions of women around the world use the hashtag #MeToo to share their own stories of abuse on social media
Myanmar's Rohingya crisis 'spinning out of control' - aid officials
"Some of my colleagues have had to walk for six-seven hours to a village, only to find it's been deserted"
Chad's survivors of torture and rape seek justice for fellow Africans
"We as victims, who have lived through this disaster, we can put ourselves forward as an example to bring peace"
When Women Rule: Kyrgyzstan's youngest female MP puts bride kidnapping, attacks on women in spotlight
Domestic violence, child marriage and bride kidnappings aren't a priority in Kyrgyzstan. But the country's youngest female member of parliament, Aida Kasymalieva is changing that.
FEATURE-Bollywood and Nollywood sexual predators shielded by victims' silence
"It is the culture of victim shaming, the culture of silence that is present everywhere, not just Bollywood"
UK Supreme Court hears attempt to change Northern Ireland abortion law
Abortion laws are far less restrictive in the rest of the United Kingdom, and hundreds of Northern Irish women travel to England every year to have unwanted pregnancies terminated
In northern France, 'invisible' women migrants risk all to reach Britain
Women and girls are vastly outnumbered by men in Calais, and with no shelter or tents for protection, they are vulnerable to rape, trafficking and exploitation, aid groups say
ANALYSIS-Violence, "old boys' clubs" put women off life in politics but at what cost?
"The view women are crucial, for equal opportunity and development for all of society'