"The recent report on the prevalence of gender-based violence in South Africa reveals that physical violence is notably more prevalent among African women. It confirms that nearly 7 310 389 women in ...

The 27-year-old women was found to have been burned alive. Yet, the Court of Cassation concluded that the murder was not ...

According to an investigation by Radio Farda, at least 133 women and girls were killed in the last year for “honor” or other ...

Protests against femicide led by feminist groups have gained increasing attention in recent years. However, the polarized ...

Kenya despite a heightened awareness of the crisis and government measures to curb what the World Health Organization terms as femicide ...

Carolina Aló was 17 years old the night her father, Edgardo, saw her for the last time. In their final conversation, he ...

Math teacher Mushagalusa Habamungu is one of hundreds in Democratic Republic of Congo's Bukavu to join the fight against the ...

This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers January 25 to January 31.

NAIROBI—Last September, Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei lost her life in Kenya at the hands of an intimate partner. Cheptegei’s partner, Dickson Ndiema, poured petrol on her and set her on fire ...

Αn Athens prosecutor has filed felony charges against four police officers in relation to the brutal murder of a young woman by her former boyfriend outside a police station in Athens in last April.

STORY: A surge in violence against women in Kenya has spurred many to learn to fight back.At least 97 women across Kenya were ...

From the young woman brutally murdered and dismembered in a short-term rental apartment to the Olympic runner set on fire by ...