New taskforces to tackle 'missing wombs' scandal in rural IndiaA Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation in three Indian states, published in May, found that families were taking big loans for the unnecessary removal of the uterus and ovaries of women, forcing many into debt or slavery |
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July may set global record as hottest in recorded history - United NationsThe month's first 29 days were marginally warmer or on par with July 2016 |
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Saudi Arabia lifts travel restrictions on women, grants them greater controlFor the first time women also have the right to register child birth, marriage or divorce and to be issued official family documents and be eligible as a guardian to children who are minors |
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FACTBOX-10 facts on Islamic State's Yazidi killingsThe Aug. 3, 2014 attack on Mount Sinjar, the Yazidi heartland, shocked the international community and prompted the United States to carry out air strikes against Islamic State |
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Pigs for peace: winding back from war in ColombiaRemote hills and valleys in the shadow of the Serrania del Perija mountain range are a hub of small, community farm businesses that are pivotal to the new peace |
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Dried-up pastures push Kenya's Maasai to mix cattle with cropsAs worsening drought linked to climate change damages the grazing land herders need to feed their cattle, a growing number are turning to agriculture for extra income |
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Not just for Pride: top UK firms urged to back LGBT+ rightsA third of Britain's 100 biggest companies did not mention LGBT+ policies in their annual reports |
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In anti-abortion El Salvador, woman faces second homicide trial after baby stillbornThe case that has thrown a spotlight on the predominantly Roman Catholic country's prosecution of women for aggravated homicide when their babies are stillborn or die during home deliveries |
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New York law aims to protect trafficking survivors by making addresses privateThe confidentiality program, once limited to domestic violence victims, allows survivors to hide home, school and work addresses |
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Dropout 'mad scientist' uses AI to tackle biasVivienne Ming believes AI can be a power for good for the LGBT+ community, but also warns that it is open to abuse |
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Princess vs Sheikh: What is a forced marriage protection order?Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, daughter of Jordan's late King Hussein and half-sister to present King Abdullah, has applied for a forced marriage protection order |
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