Displacement fears fuel South Asia protests over infrastructure projects
Opposition to a coal power plant in Bangladesh and an industrial zone in Sri Lanka highlight growing anger at big development projects
India launches organ donation awareness drive to check black market trade
"Human trafficking for organs will stop if cadaver organ donations pick up"
India probes allegations of police rapes of tribal women - minister
Preliminary investigations found police raped eight women, molested six, and assaulted two in October 2015
Africa's first grid-connected biogas plant powers up
Using waste from vegetable and flower production, biogas is providing energy to Kenya's electricity network
Where are the women? Sweden's top diplomat wants to know
"You cannot have sustainable peace if you exclude half of the population." - Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom
More women lawmakers needed in UK as numbers 'shockingly low' - report
In highest ranked Rwanda, women represent 64 percent of its parliament, followed by Bolivia at 53 percent, Cuba at 49 percent and Iceland at 48 percent
Watchdog urges greater protection of UK transgender prisoners as deaths climb
Transgender prisoners in Britain need more support and greater protection from bullying and harassment
Tens of thousands of people uprooted by militia violence in central Congo - U.N.
More than 100,000 people have fled fighting between government forces and militia group Kamuina Nsapu.
Pakistan counts transgender people in national census for first time
Advocacy group Trans Action estimates there are at least 500,000 transgender people in Pakistan.
Transgender model to feature in India fashion show for first time
"It wasn't easy for me in the early days when there was so much rejection and discrimination"