U.S. Supreme Court firmly backs abortion rights, tosses Texas law
Law imposed strict regulations on abortion doctors and facilities that its critics contended were specifically designed to shut down clinics
Egypt bans activist from travelling to women's rights conference
Authorities accuses the activist's group of receiving foreign funds with the aim of sowing chaos
Plight of stranded Syrian refugees worsens as Jordan blocks aid - aid workers
"We know the food rations will run out soon, probably in a few days' time," said a U.N. spokeswoman
Rwandan millennials meet Shakespeare in ‘reconciliation theatre’
“Rwanda and Juliet” is the story of staging a classic tragedy in post-genocide Rwanda
Tanzania dam halt a 'victory' for vulnerable communities, says aid agency
Activists say local communities have not been offered a choice on whether to be resettled because of the project
Hunger stalks Boko Haram victims in Nigerian camp as food runs out
"If you compare my size now to what I was when I first went to the camp, you won't believe how much weight I've lost"
Pakistani clerics declare transgender marriages legal under Islamic law
A debate over the rights of transgender people is ongoing after the killing of a transgender woman last month
WIDER IMAGE-"I study in a cave": Going to school in Syria
"The conditions are not very good but the professor and his wife treat us very well," said 14-year-old student Ali Khaled Stouf
Mumbai red-light area gentrifies, putting sex workers at greater risk
Most of the sex workers are victims of human trafficking