From apps to maps: Innovations boosting street safety for women
Tapping new technology and old-fashioned community spirit, diverse initiatives around the world seek to make cities safer for women
Curbs on girls reading, singing in public stir rights fears in Afghanistan
Education Ministry's directive comes as the government negotiates a power-sharing deal with the Taliban
Curbs on girls reading, singing in public stir rights fears in Afghanistan
Education Ministry's directive comes as the government negotiates a power-sharing deal with the Taliban
One in three women endure physical or sexual violence -WHO
Boys should be taught in school about respect and consent, say WHO officials, as biggest-ever survey points to 'endemic' violence against women and girls
Afghanistan pledges to double female police numbers as attacks surge
Afghanistan says it will double the number of female police officers by 2024, as the country grapples with a spate of attacks against working women
The young Afghan media worker who risked all for women's rights
The killings of female journalists are a stark reminder of how hard-fought gains for women's rights after the fall of the Taliban are under threat
Afghanistan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid rising violence
Taliban insurgents have backed the vaccination campaign, but it may face challenges from a severe increase in violence
Pressure grows to end 'virginity tests' in Pakistan rape cases
Campaigners in Pakistan have long fought for the tests to be banned, arguing they are degrading and can hamper justice for rape victims
OPINION: Female child soldiers often go unseen but must not be forgotten
As world marks Red Hand Day, more attention must be paid to girls recruited by armed groups
FACTBOX-Ten facts about child soldiers around the world
Coronavirus pandemic feared driving more children into armed groups as world marks Red Hand Day