China expands switch from polluting coal heating in 2018 -environment minister
Moving the winter heating programme to cleaner types of fuel is a major part of the country's war on pollution, now in its sixth year
Wedlocked: tangled webs trap Cambodian 'brides' in China
Countless women from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar go to China to wed. Some end up happily married; others speak of violence and forced labour
UK govt insists businesses tackle 'evil practices' to win contracts
Businesses looking to win British government contracts told to do more to help society, tackling issues such as modern slavery and climate change
French government working on 'more ambitious' energy and climate bill
Macron has sought to take a lead on the global stage in the fight against climate change, although some of his plans have stirred a backlash among voters at home
Raid on Brazilian cult exposes workers in slavery-like conditions
The laborers, found working in dangerous conditions for little to no pay, are members of the cult and have not asked for help
London mum gets 11 years for mutilating daughter in landmark FGM trial
Conviction comes more than 30 years after the practice was outlawed
Hopes raised for Salvadoran women behind bars for abortion crimes
Another 18 women remain in jail, convicted of inducing abortions, who say they were wrongfully jailed for murder, when instead they suffered miscarriages, stillbirths or pregnancy complications
Switzerland ranked as best country for women's rights - OECD
Denmark, Sweden, France and Portugal were the next best-performing countries in the OECD's Social Institutions and Gender Index
Why Africa's #Metoo is more a murmur than an outcry
Although women and girls face a plethora of threats - ranging from child marriage, FGM, sexual and domestic violence, few are able to speak out fearing they will be blamed