Lancashire County Council has appointed a champion to speak out against violence against women and girls, after a passionate and moving speech from the elected member.

Violence against women and girls isn’t inevitable. It’s a national emergency - and it demands a system-wide response that tackles the problem at its root, the behaviour of perpetrators.

The United Nations on Monday expressed concern about the Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women and girls for their alleged failure to comply with the authorities’ dress code. In May 2022, the ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations on Monday expressed concern about the Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women and girls for their alleged failure to comply with the authorities’ dress code.

“Sexual violence against women and girl children is endemic in Guyana requiring them to be constantly vigilant of their surroundings and whereabouts, which mini-bus to use, street to walk on ...

The Philippine women’s softball team dominated Singapore, 13-0, for its fifth win in six games in the 2025 WBSC Women’s Softball Asia Cup on Thursday in Xi’an, China.