Justice for survivors of sexual assault
If testing rape kits represents a chance for justice for survivors and accountability for offenders, not testing kits represents the opposite.
Despite Bo's trial in China, no redress for victims of his crackdown
CHINA-POLITICS/BO (PIX):Despite Bo's trial in China, no redress for victims of his crackdown
Egypt's Mubarak may be freed; US warns on Brotherhood
Mubarak could soon be freed from jail after a court ruled he can no longer be held in custody on a corruption charge
Lindsay Lohan says she's an addict, aims 'to shut up and listen'
PEOPLE-LINDSAYLOHAN/OPRAHWINFREY:Lindsay Lohan says she's an addict, aims 'to shut up and listen'
Pentagon unveils measures to combat sexual assaults in the military
The Pentagon reported in May that there had been a 37 percent increase in cases of unwanted sexual contact in the military from 2011 to 2012
Lawyers, courts go easy on gender-based crimes
The recent murder of Amy Lord in Massachusetts and Ariel Castro's sexual enslavement of three young women in Ohio expose serious lapses in the way crimes targeting women are handled
Life harder for Cameroon gays since activist's killing-lawyer
Alice Nkom is one of the few lawyers in Cameroon willing to represent men and women accused of homosexuality
INTERVIEW: Earning a living is biggest obstacle for Colombian women - presidential adviser
In a country where women’s unemployment is twice that of men's, and where teenage mums are the norm for rural families, Colombia’s top gender adviser talks about the work ahead of her