Violence against Women

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

A majority of women said they were seen by male staff in intimate situations including when naked.

Kidnapped at 14, Aberash Bekele shot dead her abductor. Now her story has been turned into a film.

The U.N. calls on communities to don orange to raise awareness.