Sep 06 2018
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.
Aug 16 2018
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.
Aug 16 2018
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.
Aug 01 2018
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.
Jul 26 2018
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.
Jul 19 2018
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.
Jul 05 2018
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.
Jul 05 2018
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.
Jun 26 2018
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".
Jun 25 2018
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.