Activists urge Lebanon to make marital rape illegal
Marital rape clause excluded from new law on domestic violence because religious leaders say sex is husband's right
Mexico sees fall in violence, despite drug war: index
Violence and crime have fallen in 26 of 32 Mexican states since 2012, Institute for Economics and Peace says
Violence against women rises in Ebola-hit nations - ministers
Guinea reports twice the number of rapes since before the epidemic began.
Chile bill to ease abortion ban likely to pass: rights group
The draft law permits abortion when a mother's life is at risk, when a foetus would not survive or in the case of rape
U.S. jails sex-trafficked kids in human rights abuse, groups say
300,000 American children at risk for sex trafficking each year, 13 to 14 being average age a child is first forced into sexual acts
Elderly nun raped in Indian convent school
INDIA-RAPE/NUN:Elderly nun raped in Indian convent school
Uber pledges to enlist 1 million female drivers by 2020
Female passengers will not yet have the ability to request female drivers
Ivory Coast jails ex-first lady for 20 years over poll violence
Simone Gbagbo is also wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity
UN condemns surge in hunting and killing of albinos in East Africa
Surge in attacks on albinos in East Africa as gangs roam hunting them down