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women's rights
Time for India to Get Serious About Sexual Assault
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
The first month of 2017 highlights a need for change in Indian discourse around sexual assault.
The Trouble With Timor-Leste’s Gender Quotas
By David Hutt
The devil lies in the details.
#JusticeForJisha: How Well Has India Come to Handle Rape and Violence Against Women?
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
After a brutal rape shook India in 2013, how has the country broached the issue of rape and sexual assault?
India: Storming the Temple of Saturn
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Forced to abandon its tradition, a famous Indian temple opened its gates to women.
Papua New Guinea's Struggle With Domestic and Sexual Violence
By Camilla Capasso
PNG has some of the highest levels of family and sexual violence in the world.
Institutionalizing Women’s Rights for Afghanistan’s Future
By M. Ashraf Haidari
The country still has much to do – but real progress is being made.
Cafe Sheroes: A Place for Acid Attack Victims in India
By Sanjay Kumar
One Indian cafe has made it self a place of refuge and recovery for India's acid attack victims.
Fighting for India’s Women
By Zigor Aldama with photos by Miguel Candela
The Gulabi Gang fights vigorously – and sometimes violently – for the rights of India’s beleaguered women.
Sorcery and Sexism in Papua New Guinea
By Helen Clark
Witchcraft killings are proving to be one of the country’s most persistent problems.
Can Pakistan's 'Burka Avenger' Score Fans in India?
By Jack Detsch
Pakistan’s popular cartoon superhero is coming to India. Will audiences follow?
Farkhunda and the Future of Afghan Women
By Nasrin Amiri
Could the brutal murder of a young woman spark lasting change in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan’s ‘Separate but Equal’ Education System
By Saagar Enjeti
Despite Ashraf Ghani's pledges in the United States, Afghanistan still has a long way to go on women's rights.