In Middle East, Femininity Used to Punish Men
A social media campaign started in reaction to a judge's decision to punish some criminals by dressing them in women's traditional Kurdish clothing.
TIMELINE - Key events in the Delhi gang rape case
A special fast-track court in India will announce its verdict on Tuesday in the case of four adults accused of the December Delhi gang rape
Pro-abortion activists dressed in red protest in front of the Government Palace in Lima
Pro-abortion activists dressed in red protest in front of the Government Palace in Lima, September 9, 2013. A group of pro-abortion activists laid on the ground outside Peru's Government Palace representing a human red carpet to symbolize the women's rights being trampled by the government. The placard reads: "There is no democracy without sexual and reproductive rights". REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST)
Pro-abortion activists dressed in red protest in front of the Government Palace in Lima
Pro-abortion activists dressed in red protest in front of the Government Palace in Lima, September 9, 2013. A group of pro-abortion activists laid on the ground outside Peru's Government Palace representing a human red carpet to symbolize the women's rights being trampled by the government. The placard reads: "There is no democracy without sexual and reproductive rights". REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST)
FEMEN defies bare-breast backlash
The international movement, which began in Ukraine and uses the semi-naked body as a political weapon, is in hot water again as a documentary reveals it had been run by a man of questionable repute
2014 Elections in India Set Bait for Women's Vote
A brand-new grain subsidy ration card that requires women be listed as head of the household is one boon. One beleaguered woman said the food security it brings her could be a means of escaping an abusive husband.
GBT Housing 'Pod' Offers National Detention Model
During a tour of the only housing unit that ICE sets aside for GBT detainees to live together, one detainee in Santa Ana praised conditions. Lawyers and other advocates are still watching to see if guards' behavior improves after a sensitivity training this summer. The third of four stories.