Twenty years ago this month, war broke out in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the main act in the dissolution of Yugoslavia. In Sarajevo, the country's capital that once proudly hosted the Winter Olympics, 11,541 red chairs on the main street mark the grim anniversary. One for every citizen killed during the almost four years of the city's siege, the longest in recent history.

The teenage boy who was allegedly sexually assaulted by United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti reportedly plans to testify against his attackers.

Fritz Dorziair, a representative for the boy's family, said the teen and his parents will travel to Uruguay -- the home country of his alleged attackers -- for a May 10 court hearing, according to international and local media reports.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has become infamous in recent years as the “rape capital of the world,” known for its alarmingly high rates of sexual and gender-based violence (GBV) in its eastern region.

In order to further ensure peaceful co-existence among the two major religions in the country, Muslim women under the auspices of Federation of Muslim Women's Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN) and the Catholic Women Association of Nigeria (CWAON) have agreed to collaborate over state of insecurity in country.

Rights group Amnesty International has slammed the government of Bosnia-Herzegovina for neglecting women survivors of wartime rape.

In a statement issued Thursday, the group says that Sarajevo in 2010 made a commitment to ensure justice, truth and reparation for hundreds of survivors of wartime sexual violence, but failed to enact it.

In the wake of ethno-religious crises in the country, wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Amina Sambo, has tasked women on the need to ensure peaceful and harmonious co-existence.

She spoke at the opening of the 3rd Biennial National Women Conference organised by the Nasrul-Lahi-L-Fatih Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) in Abuja.

The Representative of the Mano River Union (MRU) in Cote d' Ivoire, Angui T. Assouakon, has called on Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), particularly women of the subregion to work in unity and collaborate with one another if they which to make progress for the 30% quota of female representation in national decision-making and politics.

Malian women gathered in Bamako at a rally on Saturday (April 7) after leaders of Mali's coup and neighbouring countries agreed a plan under which the two-week-old junta will hand over power in return for the end of trade and diplomatic sanctions.

Mali's junta on Wednesday accused rebels controlling the northern city of Gao of grave human rights abuses, in particular the kidnap and rape of women and girls.

"The populations of northern Mali, specifically those in Gao, are suffering grave human rights violations" since the town was seized Saturday by Tuareg rebels and Islamists, the junta said in a statement.

Northern Mali is on the brink of a major humanitarian disaster and aid agencies must be allowed immediate access to avoid further civilian deaths, Amnesty International said today.

The three northern towns of Gao, Kidal and Timbuktu have experienced days of looting, abductions and chaos since they were occupied by armed groups late last week.