TrustLaw Women in brief, August 8, 2012: a weekly news digest on women's rights
Our weekly selection of stories on women's rights from TrustLaw and other media
Rising food prices threaten hunger for millions - Oxfam
Charity urges political leaders to reform 'flawed' global food system, cut use of food crops for biofuels
Millions of children abused in East Asia, Pacific - UNICEF
Forced sex and physical violence affect up to 30 percent of children in some places, causing lifelong damage, report says
Domestic work treaty to take effect in 2013
International convention seen improving work conditions, protection for millions of women and girls
Announcing - TrustLaw Awards 2012
The second TrustLaw Awards will take place in London on Monday 3rd December.
Killings, displacement soar in Congo as leaders talk peace
Violence, displacement and child recruitment have increased dramatically in Congo's east
Deforestation fuels temperature hikes around Mt. Kilimanjaro
Tanzanian region's cool, misty weather is giving way to dry, hotter conditions
Kenya's election rape victims say they've been forgotten
Thousands of women were raped during post-election violence, but justice is a distant prospect
Water shortages driving growing thefts, conflicts in Kenya
House break-ins to steal water are becoming increasingly common in Nairobi's slums, police say
Fleeing violence, India's displaced face disease, death in camps
Aid workers describe the camps as "suffocating" with livestock living alongside people, few toilets and little access to clean water