Shot during fight, Alabama woman charged after losing unborn baby
Alabama enacted the country's strictest restrictions on abortion last month, when its governor signed a measure that bans the procedure in nearly every instance
'I told him not to' go, mother of drowned Salvadoran migrant laments
A harrowing photograph of Oscar Alberto Martinez and his toddler daughter Valeria lying face down on the banks of the Rio Grande river ricocheted across social media this week
INTERVIEW-Myanmar must give Rohingya 'pathway to citizenship' - UN investigator
Buddhist-majority Myanmar does not recognise the Muslim Rohingya as citizens despite a long history in the country
ICC prosecutor seeks Bangladesh and Myanmar investigation
An independent U.N. fact-finding mission in August concluded that Myanmar's military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya
U.N. urges legal reform to protect women from rape at home
Nearly one in five women aged 15 to 49 globally experienced physical, sexual or emotional abuse from a former or current partner or spouse in the previous year
Drive for LGBT+ equality feared stalling 50 years after Stonewall
More countries are using legal clout to recognise LGBT+ rights, but the pace of change has stalled amid an escalating conservative and religious backlash
Sudan must end repression and let monitors in, says U.N. rights boss
Michelle Bachelet received reports that more than 100 protesters were killed and many more injured when security forces raided a peaceful sit-in on June 3
Spain's 'Wolf Pack' found guilty of rape in landmark ruling
The ruling comes after an appeal against the original sentence which had been met by wide-spread protests.
Spain's Supreme Court to settle 'Wolf Pack' sex abuse case
A rape charge in Spain requires a plaintiff to present evidence of intimidation or specific violence such as being threatened with a knife or dealt physical blows