FEATURE-Violent El Salvador takes steps to tackle scourge of femicide
Women and girls raped, mutilated, murdered and then discarded like rubbish in alleyways and dumpsters
Manhattan DA announces $35 mln fund for rape kit backlog
At least 100,000 rape kits remain to be processed in cities around the U.S.
In rural Kenya, traditions run deeper than law on cutting girls
"The pain will make her strong," says one mother after having her daughter cut
INTERVIEW-Rape, abortion ban drives pregnant teens to suicide in El Salvador
Teenage pregnancy is one of the leading causes of suicide in the Central American country
What price the rape of a child? In Kenya, impunity can be bought with a goat
Campaigners say sexual violence in Kenya has reached "epidemic" proportions
FEATURE-El Salvador's abortion ban puts women behind bars for decades
Women jailed in El Salvador, accused of inducing abortions after suffering miscarriages or pregnancy complications
Albanian women seek UK asylum with false sex trafficking claims, says expert
Recent spate of false claims was last resort by group of "desperate people trying to escape a life of misery"
Six out of 10 Indian men admit violence against wives - UN study
New research into the causes of violence could help structure programmes to engage men and boys more effectively
Pacific island women afraid to report domestic violence
"It is an expected part of life, and part of women's lives, to experience violence"-- Alethia Jimenez, UN Women in Papua New Guinea
UN women's rights panel accuses China of harassing activists
The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) also urges China to halt forced abortions and "infanticide of girls"