Arab Spring energises Gulf's stateless
Tens of thousands are living without citizenship under strict nationality laws in the Gulf Arab states, where citizens enjoy generous welfare benefits
FEATURE-Bosnian war rape victims suffer in silence, wait for justice
As time passes and rape victims are left to deal with their trauma alone, the psychological scars deepen, psychologists say
Once a symbol of new Afghanistan, can policewomen survive?
In Reuters interviews with 12 policewomen in districts across the Afghan capital, complaints of sexual harassment, discrimination and bitter frustration were prevalent
UN says 126 rapes committed in Congo town after army arrived
The rapes were alleged to have occurred in the town of Minova after Congolese troops fled there from Goma last month as rebels advanced on the provincial capital
War crimes court acquits Congolese warlord
Prosecutors had accused Ngudjolo of directing militias to kill, pillage and rape during a conflict in the mineral-rich Ituri province of Congo in 2003
Drugged, raped, imprisoned by 'husband', suing maternity hospital ? who's accountable for Kenyan woman's plight?
Margaret was first detained in hospital when she was 15 years old and unable to pay for her Caesarean section