India opens fast-track courts after Delhi gang rape--report
India, whose slow, under-staffed courts have a backlog of millions of cases, plans to open hundreds of fast-track courts to handle violent crimes and those against women, children and the elderly
India police lock up rape victim to stop complaint - report
Indian police often try to settle rape accusations through compensation, result of insensitivity to sex crimes and lack of accountability
Most rape victims in conflict zones are children - report
In the worst-affected countries, such as Liberia and Sierra Leone, children made up more than 70 percent of victims - report
Reported rapes, beatings hit a high in Nairobi - study
Youngest patient treated at Nairobi's Gender Violence Recovery Centre was a six-month-old girl who was raped by her stepfather
INSIGHT-Syrian guerrilla fighters being sent to Iran for training
The discreet programme has been described as an open secret in some areas loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, who is trying to crush a revolt against his family's four-decade hold on powers