Public flogging is a common punishment for certain victimless crimes in the Aceh province. Human Rights Watch has condemned the practice as "barbaric" and called for it to end. On Thursday, an ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Hundreds of women dressed in pink joined protests in Indonesia's capital on Wednesday against lawmakers' perks and police brutality, waving brooms as a symbol of their calls for ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — An emotionally and physically abusive marriage of 11 years led Rani Miranti to join a fight club that has trained her in martial arts, enabling her to stand up against violence.

A new bus line has been created in Jakarta, Indonesia, to help women feel safe during their daily commute. The pink bus, which began operating earlier this week, was designed to help protect female ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Indonesian woman who was facing a domestic violence charge due to alleged nagging was recently acquitted by a local court in ...

The Menstrual Equity Project was conceptualized by Dr. Padmini Murthy and Jing Zhao Cesarone and has been successfully implemented in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the Republic of Suriname, and in ...

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