Sexual violence is not a byproduct of war or an uncontrolled act by rogue soldiers, but a war crime committed primarily against women.
Issues / Women
The IMF has been violating women since 1945.
The personal acts of Dominique Strauss-Kahn mirror the policy impacts of the institution he heads up.
The economist talks about gender and development.
There are limits to Greg Mortenson's model of change.
The new international agency UN Women should move quickly to back the Saudi women's rights movement.
Here's some good news in celebration of International Women's Day.
Women human rights defenders have been threatened, tortured, raped, exiled, and assassinated. But they have not been silenced.
The political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire has had major diplomatic, financial, economic and social repercussions on the population, including on women and the organisations that defend their rights.
The feminine face of fury has been on display in the public protests in Egypt.