Obama-era human rights envoy says U.N. must investigate Myanmar
Inquiry must not spare Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi because of her iconic status, says Keith Harper
FEATURE-Victims of sex crime race strict Indian abortion deadline
Counsellors who work with trafficking and rape victims say that an unwanted pregnancy followed by adoption was a traumatic double punch
Wooden "plyscrapers" challenge concrete and steel
New, ultra-strong wood materials are creating a small but fast-growing market for timber used to build big, urban blocks
EXCLUSIVE-Myanmar probing police "cover-up" of deaths of two Rohingya Muslims
The internal document is the first official admission of serious wrongdoing by security forces in their crackdown against insurgents in northwestern Myanmar
Actress abducted, raped in car in south India, police say
Actress said she was abducted by a group of men who drove her around in a car for two hours and sexually assaulted
Military investigates after South Sudan villagers claim gang rape by soldiers - bishop
Anglican Bishop Paul Yogusuk said soldiers had attacked at least five women and girls a week ago following a deadly ambush on a military convoy
Rape, sexual assault in Ukraine conflict may amount to war crimes - U.N.
All sides in the unrest used beatings, forced nudity and other abuses as interrogation techniques to extract confessions
New U.N. team aims to bring Syria war crimes to court
20 reports accusing the Assad government, rebel forces and Islamic State of mass killings, rapes, disappearances and recruiting child soldiers
INSIGHT - Sold into marriage: how Rohingya girls become child brides in Malaysia
A growing number of Rohingya women fleeing Myanmar are becoming victims of human traffickers who sell women and girls to Rohingya men as brides
Proposed U.S. law would force women seeking abortions to get partner permission
Opponents of the Oklahoma bill say it would violate the U.S. Constitution