Violence against Women

A new study from the Violence Policy Center revealed that nearly 2,000 women were killed by men in 2017, almost all by men they knew.

"I think a lot of the bad ideas have come recently because of the failure of the Justice Department to take a strong stand on criminal justice policy. For example, the Violence Against Women Act," said attorney general nominee William Barr.

Religious leaders not only have an obligation to prevent violence against women, they're uniquely well positioned to do it.

The 17-year-old, identified only as Khadija, had been kidnapped at knife-point while visiting her mother.

Samina Sindhu's death and the altercation that preceded it was caught on camera.

The June 2017 trial produced a hung jury, but the #MeToo movement may now tip the balance.

The arrest ends the international manhunt for 22-year-old Orlando Tercero.

The prize encourages writers "to keep us on the edge of our seats without resorting to the same old clichés."

New post-mortem evidence showed Wall was stabbed multiple times immediately before or around the time of her death.

The informal local council ordered the rape of a 16-year-old girl as revenge for her brother's alleged assault of another girl.

Mexico's National Commission of Human Rights demanded an investigation into possible negligence by local authorities in handling the case.

The women gathered in front of a banner that read: "Femicide is Genocide."

After a 22-year-old woman was strangled to death, Mexico City's Public Prosecution tweeted she "had problems with alcohol," and consumed drugs on the night she was killed.

In Honduras, one woman is estimated to die at the hands of a man every 16 hours.

The killers lure their victims abroad, knowing that they're more likely to get away with the crime.

If she had stayed, she says, "probably by now I'd be dead and buried."

According to reports, roughly one woman was killed every 30 hours in Argentina last year.

More than 200 million women and girls have undergone the practice around the world.

National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities could be eliminated; overall, budget cuts could save $10.5 trillion over 10 years, The Hill reports.

"Every time it's done to a girl their lives are changed forever," the Senate minority leader said.

Raslan Fadl turned himself in last week, more than 18 months after his conviction.

Around half a million women and girls in the U.S. are at risk from undergoing FGM.

Cases of brutal gender-based violence have spawned protests in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.

The brutal killing by a Kabul mob of a young woman demands action from the new Afghan president.

Farkhunda was beaten to death in the Afghan capital city last week.

Two proposed bills could put women at greater risk of violence, Amnesty International warns.

Despite gaps in attaining equality, likely presidential candidate Clinton said there's never been a better time to be a woman.

A study found that two fifths of young women in England had suffered sexual abuse.

A preference for male children and defining men as breadwinners are to blame.

One study shows that simulated scenarios with male avatars help teenage girls learn assertive resistance skills.