We all value the women and mothers in our lives and so we’re happy to be celebrating International Women’s Day, and saying thank you to our mums this March. Yet around the world many aren’t so fortunate and millions of women each year...

Figures out today show that the situation for thousands of women in developing countries today is as bad as it was for women in the UK in 1910. In 1910 in the UK, figures available show that 355 women per 100,000 live births died as a...

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders,March 8, 2010) – Whilewomen make significant contributions to the promotion of human rightsin China,their efforts are often overlooked. Many women human rights defenders(HRDs) aregrassroots activists...

London commemorated the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising : News and More Photos:

I paid my electricity bill this week and it was steep man! Like most people, I’ve noticed my meagre wallet wedge shrinking lately even as I go around the flat switching off the lights my (profligate) girlfriend's left on … According to...