Letters of solidarity build bonds between Indian trafficking victims
"Our hopes, courage and resilience are with you"
Changing demographics may alter climate vulnerability - researchers
Data suggests life expectancy in Europe could rise by 20 years by 2100, while Asia's sex ratio, now skewed toward more boys, could even out over the same period
FEATURE-Forced smiles mask pain of Hong Kong's trafficked bar girls
Clients pay up to $650 for sex with Kat, but the money goes to her pimp. Without money, she cannot escape or fly home, and besides, her traffickers know where her family lives.
Sierra Leone's 'Refugee All Stars' sing message of hope in America
"We are like a model to refugees, and we are also like spokesmen for refugees because we need to tell the people how it feels"
Women's charities welcome UK's first ambassador for gender equality
"When girls are deprived of an education they become vulnerable and powerless"
Rights over leaves, flowers give Indian tribal groups more reason to stay put
Indigenous people and forest dwellers are claiming the rights to manage and govern their traditional forests and resources
U.N. steps up delivery of fishing gear to fight South Sudan famine
The United Nations declared famine last week in parts of South Sudan
India issues fresh antibiotic guidelines to tackle superbug menace
"Doctors' education on antibiotic use has so far been limited to what medical representatives of pharmaceutical companies told them"
Women and child migrants raped, beaten and detained in Libyan 'hellholes' - UNICEF
"The route is mostly controlled by smugglers, traffickers and other people seeking to prey upon desperate children and women who are simply seeking refuge or a better life"
Congo plantation firm financed by UK aid accused of breaking promise to help workers
Palm oil company majority-owned by British government found to be paying workers below minimum wage and providing abysmal housing