UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk warned today of the disastrous consequences stemming from ongoing and escalating ...

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on gender-based violence and sexual crimes, ...

As the world commemorates the 2025 International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the Strengthening ...

The South African Police Service (Saps) says a total of 201 rape suspects were arrested between last week and this week ...

In “Everything Is Now,” J. Hoberman recreates the theater, film and music scenes that helped fuel the cultural storm of the ...

What's the connection between roads and conflict in west Africa? This may seem like an odd question. But a study we conducted shows a close relationship between the two.We are researchers of ...

Sexual violence in conflict is a tactic of war, torture and terror. It does not only devastate survivors but also tears apart families and communities. The trauma, shame and stigma are borne by ...

The recent fighting and grave risk of further aggravation in already brutal and deadly conflict raise severe protection ...

Shelly Mokonyane - whose nephew, Lethabo Mokonyane, 19, was killed allegedly by fellow pupils outside Lesedi Secondary School ...

As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary, its humanitarian operations are increasingly in doubt as its top donor — ...

More women are connecting environmental degradation with attacks on women's rights, seeing both as rooted in similar values.

In 2019, 22 communities in Liberia filed a complaint with the World Bank Group's Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO), accusing the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of fueling abuse and ...