Young girls testify to human rights abuses in Northern Mali
World Vision is extremely concerned about the plight of girls and young women in northern Mali, amid growing reports of young women being beaten, sexually assaulted and forced to become 'brides' for armed opposition groups.
South African 17-year-old dies of gang-rape injuries
The girl was sliced open from her stomach to her genitals and dumped on a building site in the town of Bredasdorp, local media reported
Egypt: Impunity fuels sexual violence
Amnesty International denounces the sexual assault of women during the latest protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square
Outcry over India gang rape shames some in South Africa
The public outcry in India over the gang rape and murder of a student in New Delhi prompts soul-searching in South Africa
Young Indian rape suspect held alone for own safety, says innocent
Police allege the youth and five men lured a 23-year-old student and her male friend onto a bus where they gang raped her
Somali court sends alleged rape victim and journalist to jail
Human rights groups says trial is aimed at covering up rampant sexual abuse of women by the security forces