LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Britain has shown it is serious about ending violence against women by announcing a review that could make abuse driven by misogyny a hate crime, activists said on Thursday.
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A new German third gender option does not go far enough, campaigners said on Thursday, after Berlin became the first European government to introduce the choice for intersex people.
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A new German third gender option does not go far enough, campaigners said on Thursday, after Berlin became the first European government to introduce the choice for intersex people.
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Doused in acid as punishment for rejection, Patricia Lefranc is typical of the thousands of women whose lives are ruined by ex-partners armed with acid. But instead of hiding away, the 54-year-old Belgian is using her disfigurement to fight for change.
MUMBAI/LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Pakistan's transgender community faced pushback at the country's general election on Wednesday as five transgender candidates failed to win office and transgender observers and voters were blocked from polling stations, campaigners said.
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Charitable donations will not be hurt by a series of sex scandals that have rocked the sector this year, a YouGov survey said on Thursday, with four out of five Britons promising to give the same amount of money, or more, to good causes.
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Britain's elite Royal Marines will march in London's Pride for the first time this year, as the wider armed forces mark 10 years of celebrating the LGBT event and push for a more inclusive and welcoming environment.
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Anyone found guilty of repeatedly posting "revenge porn" or releasing victims' contact details will face the harshest possible punishment under new sentencing guidelines in Britain.
LONDON, June 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Harassment of women reporters covering the World Cup is unacceptable, the Committee for the Protection of Journalists said on Tuesday after a series of on-air incidents, calling it a "time of reckoning".
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - India is the world's most dangerous country for women due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labor, according to a poll of global experts released on Tuesday.
Parties committed to strengthening the European Union held on to two-thirds of seats in the EU parliament, official projections from the bloc's elections showed on Sunday, though far-right and nationalist opponents saw strong gains.