Despite laws, endemic sexual abuse of Nicaraguan teens
More government support for survivors needed
Finally - Recognition for women human rights defenders
With attacks on women's human rights defenders on the rise, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders calls for gender-specific protections.
Punitive laws hamper women's fight against HIV/AIDS
UN reports that punitive laws and social stigma increase violence against women with HIV/AIDS
Q&A: Former UK attorney general on the practice of pro bono
"Public funding has been cut, advice agencies' budgets and the voluntary sector have been cut, so pro bono is critically important."
'Acknowledge subtle discrimination that still exists'
Jacquie Church Young is a professor in New York
Aid urgently needed to Ivorian refugees in Liberia
CARE warns that the mostly forgotten crisis in C?te d'Ivoire has the potential of escalating into a regional humanitarian disaster unless a larger-scale aid effort is put into place.
Rights groups welcome jail terms for Congo mass rape
Groups say mass rapes by armed men including soldiers are far from rare in Congo but few perpetrators are ever held accountable.
Congo court jails nine soldiers in mass rape case
Case is seen as test of Congo's readiness to end culture of impunity