Make ending violence against women and child marriage priorities in the post-2015 development agenda
Efforts to build sustainable, inclusive development must address the pervasive issues of violence against women and child marriage, which continue to obstruct progress
Legal equality for women and men is the first step to a better world
We all want to live in a just, prosperous and peaceful world. This International Women’s Day is yet another great opportunity for all governments to remove all laws that discriminate on the basis of sex
Nepal Supreme Court rejects amnesty for war crimes
More than 17,000 people were killed, 1,300 people disappeared, and thousands were displaced during the war that ended in 2006
Myanmar military wins rare praise in war with ethnic Chinese rebels
Fighting erupted on Feb. 9 on the border with China, between government forces and ethnic Chinese rebels
FEATURE-Abused, imprisoned Vietnamese slave away in UK's cannabis farms
Many Vietnamese slaves are children who travel by foot, boat and lorry over months, even years, before reaching Britain
UK letting down children recruited, raped, abducted and killed in war
Report says the government has no strategic approach to children affected by armed conflict
Iraqi women trafficked into sexual slavery - rights group
Trafficking in Iraq has mushroomed in recent years with Islamic State a major actor in buying and selling girls, says report
From fishing to sex work, trafficked people badly abused, major study finds
From dog attacks to strangulation and rape, trafficked people can suffer extreme violence and severe health problems
Violence against women is Turkey's "bleeding wound" -Erdogan
Remarks come after a woman was stabbed and beaten to death after trying to fight off a man trying to rape her