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Police who assaulted women in India m...

Ilona Lo Iacono WVoN co-editor Hundreds of sex workers from across the Indian state of Maharashtra, along with social...

Police who assaulted women in India must be investigated, says HRW
posted on: May 15, 2012 | author: Ilona Lo Iacono

Should the British government apologi...

Julie Tomlin WVoN co-editor Should the British government apologise for the “torture” of suffragettes who were...

Should the British government apologise for “torture” of suffragettes?
posted on: Feb 15, 2012 | author: Julie Tomlin

Outrage as India honours police chief...

Summary of story from The Hindu, January 26, 2012 Women and human rights activists have been protesting against the...

Outrage as India honours police chief accused of ordering torture
posted on: Jan 27, 2012 | author: Rachel Salmon

Afghan girl wants her tormentors impr...

Summary of story from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, January 9, 2012 As Sahar Gul, a 15-year-old Afghan newlywed,...

Afghan girl wants her tormentors imprisoned
posted on: Jan 9, 2012 | author: Kirsty Gelder Smith

Former Ukrainian PM fights bright lig...

Summary of story from RFE/RL, January 4, 2012 Yulia Tymoshenko, the former Ukranian prime minister serving a...

Former Ukrainian PM fights bright lights in her prison cell
posted on: Jan 4, 2012 | author: Kirsty Gelder Smith

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