"Freedom business" offers Indian sex workers alternative to red light district
"Besides economic stability, they are looking for a dignified life. These opportunities give them that"
Up to 1 mln people cut off from aid by Boko Haram in Lake Chad - U.N.
Boko Haram violence has uprooted more than 100,000 people across the swamplands of Lake Chad, where the borders of Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria meet
Turkey's AK Party withdraws controversial bill on sexual abuse for review
Thousands demonstrate in Ankara for bill to be killed
Chad pastoralist made to sit on floor now stands for her community
"It is just a woman. We cannot take what she says seriously," male officials have told Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim. But "I take the opportunity to put my ideas on the table"
British mother whose son died for Islamic State aims to convert suffering to support
Thousands of fighters from the West have joined IS and militants in Syria and Iraq - a counselling service helps families cope with complexities of radicalisation
Child sex trafficking ring busted in Colombia's jungle - police
Girls were lured at a park with false promises of good jobs but made to work as prostitutes in bars in neighboring Brazil and Peru
At New York immigration museum, guides cope with hostile remarks
"We've always been a dialogue-oriented museum that invites visitors into the conversation"
Turkey should reject child abuse law shielding men who marry from punishment - UN
The proposal would allow sentencing in some cases of sexual abuse to be indefinitely postponed if the perpetrator marries the victim
Playboys and misogynists more likely to have mental health problems - study
The research synthesized results of more than 70 U.S.-based studies involving more than 19,000 men over 11 years
On patrol with machetes, Kenya's slum residents hustle for security
"Security is a mandate of the state but security has not been enforced"