For India's poor, lockdown policing adds to pandemic hardships
Hawkers, slum dwellers, food couriers and migrant workers are being targeted by police enforcing lockdown rules, say rights campaigners and union leaders
Sexual violence being used as weapon of war in Ethiopia's Tigray, U.N. says
Girls as young as 8 are being targeted with sexual violence by parties in the conflict, said the U.N.'s aid chief
France outlaws sex with children aged under 15
The #MeToo movement helped to push France to toughen its rape law over sex with underage children
Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray; women blame soldiers
Hundreds of women have reported being subjected to horrific sexual violence by Ethiopian and allied Eritrean soldiers
Haiti win raises hopes for women seeking child support from U.N. peacekeepers
Hundreds of women in countries where U.N. troops are deployed are seeking child support in paternity claims from peacekeepers
Crime and what punishment? Russian women pin hope on domestic violence ruling
Russia's constitutional court has ordered stronger laws on domestic violence, saying punishments and legal protection for victims are currently inadequate
Egypt Instagram activist hopes jailing sex crimes student drives change
Ahmed Bassam Zaki, in his early 20s, was charged with the indecent assault and blackmail of at least three women, all under 18 at the time
From Lahore to Lucknow, crimes against women spur more surveillance
Digital rights activists warn the rise of facial recognition and safety apps expose women to privacy violations and harassment
Arabs talk sex and taboos on Clubhouse app, but for how long?
Arab fans embrace Clubhouse as a means to broach matters seldom discussed in public while some fear a broad clampdown by authoritarian governments in the region
'Pay up': Indian trafficking victims left destitute by compensation delays
Hit by COVID-19 delays, some 12,000 survivors of trafficking, sexual assault and acid attacks are waiting for claims to be assessed