FEATURE-Pakistani women turn to once-taboo divorce to escape abuse
Number of women with the courage to seek divorce remains small in the face of Pakistan's powerful religious right and growing Islamic conservatism, and in a male-dominated nation where few champion women's rights
Activists wary as India rushes to justice after gang rape
Legal experts and some feminists say India needs better policing and prosecutions, not new laws
Transgender Rights in Ecuador: A Legal, Spatial, Political and Cultural Acquittal
AWID interviewed Elizabeth Vasquez from Proyecto Transgenero about their innovative work, inspiring achievements and further challenges ahead for transgender rights in Ecuador.
ANALYSIS-Young, urban Indians find political voice after student's gang rape
For the first time India's politicians head into national elections with women's rights as an issue
INTERVIEW-Top Afghan negotiator optimistic over peace prospects
Everyone agrees military solution no longer realistic, top Afghan peace negotiator says