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Article: Afghan girls hit again by suspected gas attack
At least 30 schoolgirls in northern Afghanistan were hospitalised after a suspected poisonous gas attack on their school, a health official said, the fifth such incident in under a month.
Article: DR Congo "rape capital of the world", says UN official
Calling the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the "rape capital of the world," top UN official Margot Wallstrom urged the Security Council to end impunity for the perpetrators of such crimes. "If women continue to...
Article: UN fears Congo pullout will hurt fight against rape
Congolese laws against sexual violence are not being implemented and a withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers from the country would make the struggle against endemic rape "a lot more difficult", the UN said.
Article: Yemeni women rally in favour of child marriage ban
Hundreds of women rallied outside Yemen’s parliament on Tuesday in support of a law setting a minimum age for marriage in the country, two days after a larger protest opposing the law.
Article: Justice elusive for rape victims
The high burden of proof makes it almost impossible for rape victims to win their cases. By Tajeldin Abdhalla Adam, Assadig Musa, Simon Jennings and Katy Glassborow for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting and Radio Dabanga
Article: Egypt opens way for women judges in top court
Egypt's top constitutional court on Sunday opened the way for women judges to be appointed to the influential State Council. Presently top positions are a “no-go” for Egyptian women.
Article: Afghan women dice with death to work
Majabeen Subhanzada runs her own construction company in southern Afghanistan and says she regularly receives death threats trying to force her back inside her home.
Article: Iran imposes travel ban on celebrated poetess
Iran's most celebrated living poetess Simin Behbahani faced a travel ban on Monday after being prevented from leaving for France for International Women's Day ceremonies, an opposition website said.
Article: Women's rights: baby steps forward in Mideast
Women's rights have inched forward in the Middle East, but gender inequality remains the norm in the region and in some countries the situation has taken a turn for the worse, says a US study.
Article: Afghan women lawmakers hamstrung by warlords
Afghan women may hold a quarter of the seats in their country's parliament but many are mere mouthpieces for warlords, who continue to set the legislative agenda, an Afghan women's rights activist said Thursday.
