Papuan tribes fear sacrifice of sago forests that stave off hunger
Indigenous peoples in Papua and West Papua provinces harvest sago as a staple food, but say their diets and culture are threatened by forest-clearing to produce palm oil
Coronavirus banishes female inmates to far-flung jails in Malawi
No family, no sanitary pads for women locked in crowded cells far from home
Child bride to elite police, the Pakistan film focusing on female pioneers
'Freedom Fighters', the film highlighting female pioneers amid women's inequality in Pakistan
Egypt approves law to protect identities of women reporting sex abuse
The law aims to encourage women to report assault by giving victims the automatic right to anonymity
Afghan women's rights advocate, negotiator injured in attack
The attack on Fawzia Koofi, a prominent women's rights advocate, is described as an assassination attempt
Braving stigma, female athletes lead cycling drive in Kabul
Athletes from the national cycling team are leading training sessions around town to encourage young women to get on their bikes
Afghanistan forms new women's council ahead of Taliban talks
Move is aimed at safeguarding women’s rights and follows a demand by activists for a seat at the talks
Cambodia police chief stood down in 'unprecedented' sex abuse investigation
Police investigation over sexual abuse comes as fight for gender equality escalates in the conservative Southeast Asian nation
Pandemic puts brakes on search for missing in Peru
Families of the missing in Peru are often left to search alone as the country reports eight women and girls going missing on average a day during coronavirus lockdown
U.S. firms urged to set targets to get Black women in top jobs
Firms must set goals combining race and gender to reach 'overlooked' Black women, said a women's rights group