Impoverished women without ID turn to prostitution in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka women who grew up in poverty say their only option to feed themselves and their children is prostitution
Syria committed crimes against humanity-UN report
U.N. panel calls on Syria to halt the "gross human rights violations", release prisoners rounded up in mass arrests and allow media and aid workers into the country
"Serious abuses" in Myanmar despite reforms - group
Military abuses against guerrillas in Myanmar's north may amount to war crimes, a relief group said
Libyan women demand support for war rape victims
About 100 Libyan women in silent march to demand more support from new government for victims of rape during the eight-month war
Mexican group asks ICC to probe president, officials
Mexican human rights lawyer requests investigation of deaths of hundreds of civilians at the hands of military and traffickers
EXPERT VIEWS - Five steps to avert a West Africa food crisis
"Action must be taken now so we avoid seeing pictures of emaciated children in the coming months," says Oxfam coordinator
Congo should pay reparations to rape victims - doctor
More than half a million women have been raped in Congo, where sexual violence is commonly used as a weapon of war
Congo should compensate rape victims - doctor
More than half a million women have been raped in Congo, where sexual violence is commonly used as a weapon of war