Zimbabwe strengthens rape legislation, improves reporting process for victims
One in four women surveyed in Zimbabwe's most recent Demographic and Health Survey (2005-2006) reported having experienced sexual violence
Internet and Communication Rights: The Forgotten Womens Rights
Each day in Cairo, Noha Atef, adds entries to her blog Torture in Egypt, in which she documents human rights abuses by the police. She adds photos and tags individual officers who are alleged torturers by name. Atef's blog stands as a database of evidence, used in court cases to convict authorities. She lives with her family. In their household, her parents routinely receive anonymous phone calls containing threats to rape and kill her if she does not stop blogging.