Saudi appeals court rejects rights activist claim she was tortured in jail, family says
Loujain al-Hathlou campaigned for women's right to drive and to end the kingdom's male guardianship system
FACTBOX-Ten facts about FGM, an ancient practice that mutilates girls' bodies
Two million more girls worldwide are expected to undergo female genital mutilation over the next decade as the pandemic hits global efforts to end the practice
COVID-19 creates 'fertile ground' for genital cutting in Africa
From east to west, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a surge in reports of girls across Africa undergoing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
UK plans paid maternity leave for ministers to promote women in politics
Rights campaigners say the move is long overdue and call for extension to all lawmakers
Spain considers making it easier to officially change gender
Spain joins a list of Western countries debating whether self-determination of gender is the only way to guarantee transgender equality
Navratilova seeks provision for elite sports after Biden transgender sport move
Tennis champion Martina Navratilova proposed a carve-out for elite sport after U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order designed to allow equal trans participation in school sports
In a first, woman crowdfunds Malaysian sex assault case
Women's rights advocates say the case represents a wider problem of the obstacles rape survivors face in getting justice
Britain's first openly lesbian MP, Maureen Colquhoun, dies at 92
Maureen Colquhoun was remembered for the way she ignored homophobic attacks to pave the way for other LGBT+ MPs to live openly
Egypt arrests father, nurse for female genital mutilation of 15-year-old
After FGM, the girl was taken to hospital with severe bleeding
Biden's pro-LGBT+ order sets stage for trans rights showdown
U.S. President Joe Biden’s pro-LGBT+ legislative agenda could inflame a culture war with more conservative states over transgender rights