
Can Congo’s ‘Miracle Doctor’ Save Lives Without UN Security?
Dr. Denis Mukwege, the founder of Panzi Hospital in South Kivu, Congo, has been treating women for more than two decades for their ob-gyn...
Pass Blue
Apr 7, 2024

Country Report: Mexico
By Grace Condon Mexico’s defense secretary deployed the national guard to reinforce a security operation to curb violence in Tijuana....
Genocide Watch
Aug 30, 2022


South Sudan: ‘Hellish Existence’ for Women and Girls
Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fueled by systemic impunity, the United Nations Commission on...
Genocide Watch
Mar 20, 2022

Guatemala marred by killings of three LGBTQ+ people
Celebrations become ‘month of mourning’ after three murders in a week, with calls for urgent state reform Sandra Cuffe Fri 18 Jun 2021...
The Guardian
Jun 18, 2021

Peru forced sterilisations case: ‘They could get away with it’
Victims of mass forced sterilisations in the 1990s fear upcoming Peru presidential runoff results could close door to justice. Women hold...
Al Jazeera
May 21, 2021


OAS Court Orders Protection for Honduran Trans People
Outraged by a long-ignored slaying in Honduras, lawyers are urging a human rights court in Central America to force governments to better...
New York Times 1
May 9, 2021


Sexual Assault in Cameroon’s Anglophone Southwest
Women in conflict-hit Northwest and Southwest regions speak of a pervasive fear of sexual assault and violence perpetrated by armed...
Al Jazeera
Apr 29, 2021


'So much trauma': Mozambique conflict sparks mental health crisis
Aid groups warn of collapsed health system as traumatised people displaced by Islamist insurgency in Cabo Delgado seek help By Kaamil...
The Guardian
Mar 7, 2021

Bomb kills female Afghan doctor, gunmen kill 7 workers: Officials
Doctor dies after bomb attached to her rickshaw explodes while at least seven civilians shot and killed by a group of gunmen in eastern...
Al Jazeera
Mar 5, 2021

Three female media workers shot to death in eastern Afghanistan
Young women gunned down in two separate attacks after leaving their television station. Three female media workers were shot dead in the...
Al Jazeera
Mar 2, 2021

Pakistan experts: Religiosity fostering rise in militancy
Militant attacks are on the rise in Pakistan amid a growing religiosity that has brought greater intolerance, prompting one expert to...
Genocide Watch
Feb 28, 2021


Soldiers in Cameroon, A Close U.S. Ally, Commit Mass Rape, Report Says
The atrocity-filled raid on a village in Cameroon included the rape of at least 20 women, according to Human Rights Watch. In the predawn...
Nick Turse | The Intercept
Feb 28, 2021