Senior UN human rights officials at a UN Human Rights Council event have called for immediate efforts to end caste-ba

Sri Lanka says the country has taken concrete steps to address the issue of violence against women, in line with its

India has rebuffed accusations by a U.N.

The gruesome rape and hanging of two teenage girls in the populous Uttar Pradesh state again proves how women have be

NEW DELHI (WOMENSENEWS)--The alleged gang rape of a 32-year-old Muslim woman, associated with the predominantly Hindu

Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in a letter to British Foreign Secretary William Hague conveyed the decision

It feels like a slap in the face of humanity: a new Afghan draft law effectively legalising domestic violence against

A new draft law in Afghanistan that would limit testimony in domestic violence cases is drawing international outcry,

A Danish woman was held at knife point, beaten and gang-raped in the centre of New Delhi's backpacker district after

Violence against women in Afghanistan reached record levels in 2013, according to the Independent Human Rights Commis

Violent crime against women in Afghanistan hit record levels and became increasingly brutal in 2013, the head of the

Indian police Sunday questioned witnesses in a sexual assault inquiry involving one of the country's most prominent j

Only a few months ago following the killing of First Lieutenant Isla Bibi, her female police force replacement Second

As the departure of the international security forces approaches, each day turns every bit of hope into desperation f

A court has reversed the convictions of three Afghans jailed for torturing a young relative who had refused to become

Rural Women demands right to land, employment quota for rural women, protection of violence against women and a compr

Islamic fundamentalist politicians in Afghanistan have stopped a debate on whether to give parliamentary approval to

Despite several amendments in criminal law, women in India continue to suffer, endure denial of constitutional rights

In its annual report, the HRCP said 913 girls and women, including 99 minors, were killed in 2012.

The male tormentor of the young women of the Madiyav slum did not spot the danger until it was too late.

Anisa, a volunteer Afghan health worker, had just left her home and was on her way to work when two armed men on moto

The rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi in December followed by two attacks on foreign female travelers has

As the shadows lengthened around her family's hut here in one of Kabul's sprawling refugee camps, a slight 6-year-old

Around 700 years ago, Queen Goharshad, wife of a Timouri heir, is said to have inspired a Renaissance in Herat, Afgha