Operation Protective Edge and the costs of war in the latest round of the Israel-Palestine conflict have dominated al

For anyone following the news from Pakistan, the past few weeks have made for grim reading when it comes to violence

AUTHORITIES will crack down on forced marriages, female genital mutilation and the abuse of migrant spouses under a n

40 participants from Fiji, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, RMI, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu will gradua

Year 2014 witnessed a steep rise in cases of harassment and molestation across the valley, and to protest against the

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

Indonesia has underscored the need for the international community to take concrete steps to put an end to violence a

India has rebuffed accusations by a U.N.

MANILA – “We are ready to share our experiences in the hopes of inspiring similar stories of success for

Anar Gul, 16, wept as she waited outside the Afghan ministry of women's affairs in Kabul with her parents.

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

Jakarta.

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

A number of alleged domestic violence killings in the past year in Lebanon have fueled a renewed attention on women's

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

The Pakistan Women's Day was celebrated on Wednesday in commemoration of the events of February 12, 1983.

Violence Against Women and Girls is rife in the Pacific and various programs are being developed to counter this.`26

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi authorities are detaining thousands of women illegally and subjecting many to torture and i

In India, a new female-friendly handgun has sparked renewed scrutiny over how women can protect themselves from sexua

There is some indication that the rates of physical violence against women have reduced since the Fiji Women's Crisis

A women's group says the military in Myanmar is still using rape as a weapon of war, with more than 100 women and gir

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