Banning women from domestic work abroad raises trafficking risks - UN
"I was tortured and wanted to come back... they told me that even if I was killed no one would know"
Revenge for Sinjar: Syrian Kurds free Islamic State slaves
Militants slaughtered, enslaved and raped thousands of people when they rampaged through northern Iraq, purging its Yazidi community
Kenya rape trial named as world's worst case for women's rights
A Kenyan man was acquitted for having sex with a 13-year-old because she seemed willing, the court ruled
Nigeria to probe soldiers' alleged misconduct at refugee camp
It is not the first time allegations of abuse by soldiers guarding refugee camps from Boko Haram have surfaced
FACTBOX-Cosby trial puts U.S. states' sex-crime prosecution laws in focus
Feelings of shame after an attack can delay people from reporting alleged assaults, particularly if they are victimized as children
Former Yazidi sex slave makes tearful return to her Iraqi village
Nadia Murad never thought she would return to Kocho, an agricultural village once home to about 2,000 Yazidis, of whom about half were killed in the 2014 attacks or are missing
Will shutting down Backpage.com end the scourge of child sex trafficking in America?
Sometimes it is better the devil you know than the one you don't
South Sudan soldiers accused of rape, murder of aid workers appear in court
The three-year conflict has fractured the country along ethnic lines and forced a quarter of the 12 million-strong population to flee their homes
South Sudan holds trial for troops accused of rape, murder of aid workers
Between 15 to 20 government soldiers face charges including murder, rape and looting during attack on hotel in Juba
Central African Republic abuses may be crimes against humanity -U.N.
In the past two weeks alone, fighting between militia groups has killed about 300 people and displaced 100,000, the worst bout of displacements since 2013