U.S. presidential hopeful Harris to unveil plan to protect abortion rights
Kamala Harris joins fellow White House hopefuls in pushing back against Republican-backed state laws that restrict a woman's right to end a pregnancy
Bangladesh to charge 16 over murder of teenager burned to death
Nusrat Jahan was 18 when she was set on fire after she refused to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint against the head teacher
POLL-Support for abortion rights grows as some U.S. states curb access: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Several U.S. states have passed restrictions on abortion this year, setting up a potential Supreme Court challenge over a woman's right to end her pregnancy
Kenya's high court unanimously upholds ban on gay sex
Same sex relations are still punishable by 14 years in jail in the conservative East African nation
Forced marriage cases reported in Britain jump to record high
Britain banned forced marriage in 2014 but there have only been two convictions, both of which were last year
Taiwan celebrates Asia's first same-sex marriages as couples tie knot
More than 360 same-sex couples married on Friday after years of heated debate over marriage equality that has divided the self-ruled and democratic island
Thousands of children born in Colombia to Venezuelan migrants left stateless
Nearly 1.3 million Venezuelans have settled in neighboring Colombia, fleeing a political and economic crisis in their homeland
OPINION: Sexual violence continues in conflict and so must our care for survivors
Global community must band together for survivors of rape in crises and show that we will continue to defend their sexual and reproductive safety and dignity
U.S. must ensure access to safe abortions - U.N. rights office
Evidence and experience have shown that complete bans on abortions do not reduce their number, but drive them underground 'jeopardising the life, health and safety of the women concerned'
Spain's parliament leads Europe in gender-equality despite rise of far right
At 47%, Spain has a bigger proportion of female lawmakers than even Sweden, which has a far longer history of promoting gender equality