Survivors say rape has become “just a normal thing” for women caught up in South Sudan’s civil war.

Survivors say rape has become “just a normal thing” for women caught up in South Sudan’s civil war.
Women-led groups in Nepal are leading earthquake relief and recovery efforts in the country, including in decision-making where women are often excluded.
The “energy of delusion” fueled the formation of the Network of East-West Women.
Somalia is plagued by sexual violence, and many of the perpetrators are foreign troops.
From Mexico to Kurdistan, women resistance fighters have blazed a trail for new gender relations in some of the world’s most patriarchal societies.
Amid a delayed election and a horrific Boko Haram insurgency, Nigerian women and girls are increasingly becoming targets — and tools — of violence.
A long-term alternative to war can only be built by popular movements in Iraq and Syria. These movements still matter, and they deserve our solidarity — not our bombs.
Thousands of legal U.S. immigrants are stuck choosing between living here with their spouses or staying behind and pursuing their careers.
For some women in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State offers something no one else has given them before: power.
Last month, the citizens of Okinawa awarded a landslide victory to a governor who wants U.S. troops off the pristine island.