The Solomon Islands cabinet has refused to approve a report on women in time for its submission to a meeting of a Uni

That a war crimes court should focus on the victims of war crimes sounds like a simple concept.

Women are being murdered in Honduras -- already deemed the world's deadliest country by the United Nations -- at a sk

Fast track courts should be set up for trial of cases pertaining to excesses against women, National Commission for W

When the multi-country research programme that I direct, Pathways of Women's Empowerment, began its search for inspir

It is hard for most foreigners to understand the poor state of Haiti's infrastructure.

A few kilometres north of Kabul, a 22-year-old woman collapsed to the ground.

The Working Group on Gender Justice in Africa Tuesday called on the African Union (AU) to encourage member states tha

Women across Asia are being shut out from prosperous forestland because of a paradigm geared towards male ownership,

The year 2012 has thus far proved promising for the African woman's status within public bodies following the recent

On 5th July 2012, a strong and diverse group of stakeholders working on women's empowerment issues came together to e

As Haiti continues to rebuild itself from the 2010 earthquake that left it in ruins, the University of the West Indie

A United Nations official today condemned the sexual violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) r

Some Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan are opting to marry off their daughters at a young age believing that marital

(WNN/PI) Santa Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: With Dominican Republic's national legislation against violence i

United States Ambassador to Jamaica Pamela Bridgewater is hoping that more Jamaican women will take a greater role in