A 15-year-old girl, who is pregnant after being raped by her step-father, was denied an abortion by hospital authorities in the southern Argentinian province of ...
Women have a greater lifetime risk of dying in pregnancy-related causes in the USA than in 40 other countries. For women of colour the risks are especially high ...
Women’s rights activist Mahboubeh Karami has been detained in Evin prison in Iran's capital, Tehran, since 2 March. Amnesty International believes she is a prisoner ...
Amnesty International called on US President Barack Obama to tackle soaring rates of maternal mortality and pregnancy-related complications that particularly affect ...
Three female members of staff at UDEFEGUA, a human rights NGO based in Guatemala's capital, Guatemala City, have been victim to a series of attacks, intimidation ...
A new Amnesty International report shows how corruption and discrimination within the police and courts prevent survivors of rape from receiving justice.
Victims of rape and sexual violence worldwide are denied access to justice due to gender discrimination and assumptions about the sexual behaviour of victims of ...
