Ethiopian girl wins $150,000 for rape, abduction and marriage at 13
The landmark ruling could deter outlawed but traditional forms of child marriage
Congo steps up drive to curb sexual violence, shake off 'rape capital' tag
Sexual violence in Congo often regarded as by-product of years of fighting, atrocities often blamed on soldiers and rebels
Brutal rapes of girl and mother haunt Central African Republic psychologist
MSF has treated more than 1,000 victims of sexual violence since July 2014 - one in five of whom were under 18 years of age
Latin American women face 'lottery' accessing life-saving contraception and abortions - Amnesty
Access to contraception and abortion often depends on one's ability to pay or the personal and religious views of a health worker
Guatemala court orders $1 mln in damages to wartime sex slaves
Elderly Mayan women testified about being raped at military base where they were forced to cook and clean for soldiers
Guatemala sex slave victims seek $3 mln in damages in historic wartime rape trial
Apart from damages, the women's lawyers will seek access to health care, school and land titles for victims
Lebanon struggles to help Syrian refugees with mental health problems
WHO estimates up to a fifth of people in humanitarian crisis suffer disorders, suggesting 200,000 Syrians in Lebanon affected
For Ethiopia's famine survivors, new drought stirs hunger and fear
The 1985 famine killed one million people; while no one predicts famine this year, drought is casting a shadow over farmers
INTERVIEW-Bangladeshi women trafficked to war-torn Syria as sex slaves, maids
One woman was supposed to go to Lebanon, but taken to Dubai with five other women, and then sold in Syria