Six years on, no justice for Sri Lanka's massacred aid workers
No one has been held accountable for the murders of the 17 Sri Lankan aid workers - Action Contre La Faim (ACF)
"Ignorance and negligence" hurt Saudi women's access to health care -doctor
"I believe that a woman has many rights but that one of the most important is her right to health care" - Samia Al- Almoudi
TrustLaw Women in brief 2 August, 2012: a weekly news digest on women's rights
A weekly selection of stories on women's rights from TrustLaw and other media
Scientists chart way ahead in tackling devastating nodding syndrome
The mysterious, incurable disease affects thousands of children in East Africa
Women 'are the foot soldiers of climate change adaptation' - expert
But "how many female generals do we have in our countries fighting climate change?" asks a Sri Lankan adaptation expert
Troubled northern Kenya seeks peace through conserving resources
Planting trees, protecting water points and curbing charcoal burning could reduce conflict driven by resource scarcity, says local pastoralist leader
Sharp rise in number of women murdered in Honduras, dozens killed every month
More than 90 percent of the killings have gone unpunished, local human rights commission says
Myanmar's breadbasket struggling despite reforms
Crippling debts, fewer jobs and land grabs are just a few of the problems hitting Myanmar's rice bowl
Bangladesh sees surge in use of solar energy
Subsidies, payment plans and rising incomes help 55,000 rural families a month adopt clean energy
What should come first: fighting corruption or fighting a health pandemic?
Concerns over fraud in Global Fund projects caused funding crises for some African HIV/AIDS programmes