Actress Emma Watson, the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador is hosting a live Q&A.
A march led by descendants of Emmeline Pankhurst, the suffragette leader took place in London to mark International Women's Day.
Four people handed death penalty for killing an albino amid a recent wave of killings.
Contrasting fortunes of Esra Yakar and Emrah Cakan show warped priorities of Turkish government.
IBTimes UK spoke with Anita Nzeh, founder of iEcoAfrica, on obstacles to African women's empowerment
Afghan women are denied basic rights as government and insurgents' laws restrict their freedom.
Pro-Islamic State Twitter suspensions have slowed the rate of accounts returning, but is it enough?
UNHCR created campaign to end statelessness in 10 years.
Witnesses report 68 people killed in militant raid of Njaba village.
Kubra Khademi was insulted by local men in Kabul as she protested against sexual harassment.
Pro-IS media group al-Nusra al-Maqdisiya attacked Dorsey and Dick Costello, and we can learn a lot from their campaign.
European Games in Baku offers the ideal platform for athletes and organisers to highlight abuses.
Blood Bricks campaign strives to force UK firms to meet their obligations under Human Rights Law.
The UN ruled that gay and lesbian employees should have full access to marital benefits.
Vladimir Putin has created a Russian monster, and he can no longer control it.
Isis' crushing victories over Iraqi army allowed Kurdish Peshmerga to make its reputation.
IBtimes UK speaks with Italian NGO Tampep about migrant sex workers in Italy.
Antonio Guterres, the UN refugee chief, calls for international action to help the 3.8m victims of the bloody Syrian civil war.
Torchlight far-right parades show that, for once, the EU has something to learn from Putin and Russia
LGBT pioneer tells IBTimes UK he'd continue the government's work to help same-sex couples and avoid 1930s-style oppression.
During the event, called HeForShe, Watson will address gender inequality issues
Programme believed to have inspired Nazi eugenics vision to create 'master race'.
Rohingya people speak to relatives and plead with human traffickers from a bamboo internet hut.
In its latest report Amnesty says international community failed to protect millions of civilians
La detención del alcalde de Caracas demuestra que Nicolás Maduro ha optado por radicalizar su gestión de gobierno.
As world mourns San Christobal shooting victim, Ledezma sits in prison simply for penning letter against Nicolas Maduro.
Saudi Arabia has an abysmal human rights record, particularly with regards to protecting women.
UN latest report shows number of detainees tortured decreased by 14% but said more has to be done.
The Justice Department has decided against filing civil federal rights charges against George Zimmerman for the 2012 shooting of black teenager Trayvon Martin.
Randy Berry is currently the US Consul General in the Netherlands.