Bangladesh silent on Canadian offer to take Rohingya refugees - officials
Canada offered to take in a limited number of vulnerable refugees, including victims of sexual violence, in May
Northern Irish woman challenges prosecution over abortion pills
Abortion is permitted in Northern Ireland only if a woman's life is in danger or there is a long-term or permanent risk to her mental or physical health
Kenya must recognise LGBT+ rights affect every citizen
Stigmatising homosexuality weakens the foundation of our democracy
Gay witch-hunt sparks fear and panic in Tanzania's LGBT+ community
A regional commissioner said this week that a team would be set up to arrest suspected homosexuals, who could face up to 30 years in jail
Cities seek cash, tech to activate plans for safer, greener future
On World Cities Day, the U.N. chief highlights the need to build resilience to disasters and other threats in fast-growing urban areas
From 'cardboard nannies' to 'fruit money': fast-paced Hong Kong slow to adapt to its elderly
With sky-high property prices and rising living costs, about a third of those aged above 65 are trapped in poverty
Raped then jailed: Mauritanian women fight to end victim blaming
Sex outside wedlock is by far the most common cause of incarceration for women in Mauritania, accounting for more than 40 percent of female prisoners
Decades of dispossession: indigenous Brazilians battle to get back land
A decades-long legal battle with farmers over ancestral land has turned deadly and forced Indigenous people to occupy other areas to make a living
Asian ride-hailing apps put the brakes on sexual harassment
Transport risks for women has become an increasingly important topic in recent years - especially after the fatal gang rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi in 2012
Child brides call on U.S. states to end 'legal rape'
Child marriage was permitted in every U.S. state until this year when New Jersey and Delaware enacted blanket prohibitions of marriage before age 18