Laws of Men

Seeking justice for victims of rape in Minova, DRC (VIDEO)

July 30, 2016Conflict

The ongoing trial is the first of its kind for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With 39 soldiers standing accused before the military court, it is the largest rape proceeding

Sorrowful mysteries: Secret abortions kill thousands of Nigerian women each year (VIDEO)

July 30, 2016Lifestyle

Bureaucracy, corruption and fear thwart justice for trafficked women in Thailand (VIDEO)

July 30, 2016Conflict

Kurdish teenager’s ‘honor killing’ fades to memory as Iraq violence swells

July 30, 2016Justice

Argentina’s abortion battle pushes women into legal labyrinth (VIDEO)

July 30, 2016Lifestyle

Laws of Men: In Saudi Arabia, women are still assigned male ‘guardians’

July 30, 2016Justice

Saudi law dictates that women be legally controlled for their entire lives by a male guardian. Women victimized by their guardians usually find little protection in court.

Laws of Men: For women in South Africa, HIV stigma still runs strong

July 30, 2016Justice

Discrimination based on HIV status persists though it’s barred by the constitution. And women face a disproportionately large array of consequences.

Philippines embraces free birth control despite opposition from Catholic Church (VIDEO)

July 30, 2016Justice

Half of all pregnancies in the predominantly Catholic Philippines are unintended. But that may change as the country begins to roll out its new reproductive health law.

Despite first conviction, female genital mutilation remains common in Egypt

July 30, 2016Justice

Ninety-one percent of Egyptian women ages 15-49 have undergone female genital mutilation. Though the practice was outlawed in 2008, Monday’s conviction was the first.

Women in politics: How the US compares with the world (VIDEO)

July 30, 2016Agence France-Presse

Even if presidential candidate Hilary Clinton wins, America will have a long way to go toward equal representation.