Women farmers in northern India battle tradition, self-doubt to own land
"With the land, I will have some security, some rights. I will not be any less than my husband, but his equal"
EXPERT VIEWS - With crises set to worsen, what are aid groups' priorities for 2017?
After a year of record humanitarian needs, 2017 looks set to be even more challenging for aid agencies
Slum violence inspires Kenyans to tackle huge housing shortage
Although millions of quality, affordable homes are needed, few are built due to high land prices, lack of access to finance and bureaucracy
FACTBOX - Five U.S. cities at the forefront of the fight against climate change
U.S. cities have multiplied their efforts to emit fewer greenhouse gases and brace for climate change-driven natural disasters
Rise in baby trafficking in India cuts adoption numbers and fuels trade
Traffickers often tryto get hold of babies before parents - often unwed mothers - make it to government department to surrender the child
India centre to get transgender school dropouts ready for jobs
Transgenders have equal rights under the law in India but discrimination is still widespread
FEATURE-Gay rights groups brave abuse, violence to fight HIV in Cameroon
HIV and homosexuality are no laughing matter in a country where being gay is illegal and LGBT activists face rising hostility and violence
Maids, brick makers, children: the faces of slavery in 2016 driving change
Some of the good, bad and ugly stories on human trafficking from 2016
India's crackdown on 'nameless' properties can help clean up sector, experts say
Practice of buying property in name of someone other than buyer has been widely misused to buy real estate with undeclared income and with fake names and identities to avoid paying tax
Traffickers get life in prison in India for chopping off labourers' hands
Prosecutor says hopes the severity of the punishment will deter others