Indian rape victim dies weeks after assault triggering protests
The case of the 19-year-old woman belonging to the Dalit community is the latest in a string of attacks against women in India
In Justice Ginsburg’s footsteps: seven lawyers fighting for equality around the world
Like Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the U.S., these female justices have won pioneering legal victories for women from Ethiopia to Colombia
Could Egypt's #MeToo movement be the tinder for a 'feminist revolution'?
Rights activists say keeping momentum going depends on reaching poorer women and cementing change in the justice system
Locked up during COVID-19: Costly phone calls strain families
Even before the pandemic cut prison visits, a third of families went into debt to communicate with incarcerated loved ones
Who is Zendaya? The young Black actress making Emmys history
The 24-year-old is the youngest woman to win an Emmy for best actress in a drama - and only the second Black woman to do so
Digital rights legal fund targets COVID-19 violations with grants
The Digital Freedom Fund (DFF) warns that measures to contain the coronavirus are increasingly infringing on privacy and other basic rights
Pakistani police hunt for gang rape suspects as protests held across country
Protests erupted after the lead investigator on a gang rape case suggested the woman was to blame for her attack after her car broke down
Cambodia police chief sacked over sexual misconduct in landmark case
The two-star general is accused of forcing female officers to perform sex acts at work but will not be prosecuted
Congolese abuse survivors rebuild lives, brick by brick
Women and girls in war-torn DRC are being trained as builders as part of a scheme to help them find work
Egypt's #MeToo crusader fights sex crimes via Instagram
Nadeen Ashraf has exposed two major sexual assaults via social media