Federal judge blocks Alabama abortion ban from being enforced
Under the bill, those performing abortions would be committing a felony, punishable by up to 99 years in prison
Nepal gang-rape victim sees attackers convicted after years-long battle
Pooja Bohara was dragged into a bathroom and raped in 2012 when she was 14, a case that made headlines and triggered anger across the Himalayan nation
Bangladesh sentences 16 to death for killing teenager in harassment case
The teenager faced pressure to withdraw a complaint to police in March accusing the school principal of attempted rape
Mothers of Colombia's disappeared seek justice at war tribunal
Some 200,000 people were killed, 7.7 million displaced and 60,000 listed as missing during Colombia's five-decade war
African refugee women report surge of sex attacks in Egypt
African migrants often have no recourse to the police or family to protect them
Crowded Hong Kong goes underground to overcome land crunch
From Singapore to sub-Saharan Africa, cities are fast running out of space - Hong Kong's solution is to move more facilities underground
INTERVIEW-Tech could help Myanmar smash sex taboos as rapes rise
The overall number of rape cases in Myanmar surged from 1,100 cases in 2016 to more than 1,500 in 2018, nearly two-thirds involving a child
Asylum seekers cling to hope, safety in camp at U.S.-Mexico border
At night, couples take turns keeping watch over their children, fearful criminals will snatch them if they both sleep
TIMELINE-Hollywood to Nollywood: Key moments in #MeToo's rise as a global movement
The global movement has brought down multiple high-profile figures and sparked wider debates over women's safety
Secret abortions spike in Nigeria with Boko Haram chaos
Health and aid workers say unsafe abortions have surged in northern Nigeria since the start of the Boko Haram conflict in 2009, which has driven 1.8 mln Nigerians from their homes