Northern Ireland abortion laws violate women's rights, UN body says
"Denial of abortion and criminalisation of abortion amounts to discrimination against women"
Lone warriors rescue sex slaves, rape survivors in Central African Republic
"Rebel chiefs come and tell the parents, 'We need your daughter'. It's not a request – it's an obligation"
Oxfam’s sexual abuse episode must inspire a culture shift
We have let authority, money and influence bestow on men the right to treat women as lesser beings
Actress Emma Watson joins UK film industry to tackle harassment and bullying
Guidelines to tackle harassment were "an important step in embracing a greater diversity of voices," said Watson
UK's Oxfam faces more pressure after new report of sex abuse by aid workers
One of the best-known international NGOs, with aid programmes running across the globe, Oxfam is under threat of losing its British government funding
Colombia war tribunals hope to heal wounds, punish atrocities
Colombia's five-decade civil war killed at least 200,000 people, drove 7.5 mln from their homes, and saw at least another 60,000 listed as missing
#MeToo fashion show opens with angel wing models, pig-faced men
Since October, hundreds of women have accused powerful men in business, politics, media and entertainment of sex abuse
How Myanmar forces burned, looted and killed in a remote village
This account marks the first time soldiers and paramilitary police have been implicated by testimony from security personnel themselves
Gays in Ecuador raped and beaten in rehab clinics to "cure" them
Unlicensed rehabilitation clinics in the Andean nation offer illegal "treatments" for gay people based on the idea that homosexuality is a mental illness
Venezuelan kidnap victim takes claim against state to Americas top rights court
Linda Loaiza Lopez tells Inter-American Court how she was held captive for months by a stranger who repeatedly raped her.