Women take up self-defence, pepper spray after India rape
Many women say they cannot rely on India's often gender-insensitive and under-resourced police force to ensure their security
India's Supreme Court considers petition to transfer rape trial
One of the five man charged asks for the trial to be held outside the capital due to the atmosphere being too surcharged to ensure a fair tria
India rape prosecutors bank on DNA, despite poor forensic track record
Despite DNA evidence linking all 5 men to the gang rape that shocked India, the case against the men may not be open and shut in a country where shoddy forensic practices are one of the chief reasons for a low conviction rate in rape trials
Somali president defends police handling of rape case
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud calls detentions of an alleged rape victim and a journalist a "civil case", not a test of his zero-tolerance policy for rape