Zimbabwe women demand harsher penalties for sex offenders
A campaign to crack down on offenders was launched after a video showed a gang accosting a woman in a mini skirt in Harare
First GSK Ebola vaccine shipment due to arrive in Liberia
Shipment will be the first to arrive in one of the three main Ebola-affected African countries
Prosecuting natural resource theft could help end conflicts - report
Individuals and companies are rarely prosecuted for the war crime of pillage
U.S. House Republicans drop vote on abortion bill -report
Female lawmakers voiced concern measure would hurt party's chances of widening its appeal to women and younger voters
FEATURE-Nepal's rape victims shatter taboos to seek justice
Awareness boosted after the massive outcry in neighbouring India over fatal gang rape on Delhi bus
Bangladesh rape laws need overhaul to ensure justice, campaigners say
Rape victims subjected to "finger test" that is used by defence lawyers to question the victim's sexual history
Goa slams plan for centres to make LGBT youths "normal"
India's Supreme Court has ruled that only parliament can change law that makes gay sex illegal
In Sri Lanka, Pope calls for truth over violent past
Soon after landing Francis appeared to make the case for a truth commission to investigate the 26-year civil war