India advances, but many women still trapped in dark ages
Patriarchal mindsets and myriad abuses including foeticide and child marriage thwart progress
Argentinian women use radio to promote gender equality
An "all women" radio programme is seeking to promote gender equality and to provoke a critical reflection among listeners about women's rights in Argentina
United Nations Coming Out on LGBTI Human Rights
In June 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed Resolution 17/19, the first UN resolution ever to bring specific focus to human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Central America still grappling with sexual violence
Women and girls victims of sexual violence in Central America still have little access to justice despite the high incidence of rapes
Displaced in Myanmar's Kachin state need aid -local groups
Tens of thousands of people remain displaced living in squalid conditions with little aid