Abuse of women
A memorial for Nadine, a woman who was killed on April 5 by her former partner, is set up at the on the Yppenplatz square in Vienna, Austria, Friday, May 14, 2021. Austria is one of the few European Union countries where the number of women killed is higher than the number of men. The recent high-profile cases have led to widespread protests, demands for government intervention and condemnations from top politicians. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner)
Protests as Austria grapples with violence against women

By Emily Schultheis Jun. 04, 2021 03:58 AM EDT

Defense attorneys Jennifer Frese, left, and Chad Frese speak during a news conference after the verdict in the Cristhian Bahena Rivera trial, Friday, May 28, 2021, at the Scott County Courthouse in Davenport, Iowa. A jury on Friday found Bahena Rivera guilty of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student who vanished while out for a run in 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, Pool)
Farm laborer convicted in 2018 stabbing death of Iowa runner

By Ryan J. Foley May. 28, 2021 03:44 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 12:04 PM EDT
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. May 25, 2021. Editorial: Be careful with ticket prices High ticket prices have been the...

Reby sits in her home in Beni, eastern Congo, on Saturday, May 1, 2021. In 2019, she met World Health Organization Dr. Boubacar Diallo, of Canada, when he came into a mobile phone shop where she was working. He asked her to talk about “important things” with him in a hotel and gave her $100 for “transport costs,” she told the AP. “My God, a beautiful girl like you who gets $60 a month is not enough,” he said, according to Reby. “You are a big girl and if you sleep with me, you are going to be a high-ranking member of the Ebola response in Beni and you are going to receive around $800 a month.” She said she refused Diallo’s offer, but continued to see him when he came into her shop. “From that day on, he always called me the difficult girl,” she said. (AP Photo/Kudra Maliro)
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo

By Maria Cheng And Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro May. 12, 2021 05:29 AM EDT

Reby sits in her home in Beni, eastern Congo, on Saturday, May 1, 2021. In 2019, she met World Health Organization Dr. Boubacar Diallo, of Canada, when he came into a mobile phone shop where she was working. He asked her to talk about “important things” with him in a hotel and gave her $100 for “transport costs,” she told the AP. “My God, a beautiful girl like you who gets $60 a month is not enough,” he said, according to Reby. “You are a big girl and if you sleep with me, you are going to be a high-ranking member of the Ebola response in Beni and you are going to receive around $800 a month.” She said she refused Diallo’s offer, but continued to see him when he came into her shop. “From that day on, he always called me the difficult girl,” she said. (AP Photo/Kudra Maliro)
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo

By Maria Cheng And Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro May. 11, 2021 02:51 PM EDT

Europe's rights body fears virus measures hurting democracy

By Derek Gatopoulos And Lorne Cook May. 11, 2021 12:59 PM EDT
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Europe’s leading human rights body warned Tuesday that threats to democratic rights and personal freedoms have worsened during the...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press May. 10, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Des Moines Register. May 6, 2021. Editorial: Iowa doesn’t have a labor shortage. It has a people shortage The next time...

Members from Medicine Wheel Ride stand by their bikes tied with red ribbons at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, after riding to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. (AP Photo/Cheyanne Mumphrey)
Vigils, rallies mark day of awareness for Indigenous victims

By Susan Montoya Bryan And Felicia Fonseca May. 05, 2021 12:05 AM EDT

President Joe Biden arrives to speak to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
Biden's agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds

By Mary Clare Jalonick Apr. 30, 2021 12:06 AM EDT

President Joe Biden arrives to speak to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
Biden's agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds

By Mary Clare Jalonick Apr. 29, 2021 04:55 PM EDT

Advocates detail 'shadow pandemic' of violence against women

By Susan Montoya Bryan Apr. 27, 2021 05:54 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Cases of domestic violence against Indigenous women and children and instances of sexual assault increased over the past year as...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a debate in the plenary at the European Parliament in Brussels, Monday, April 26, 2021. European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen were reporting back to the parliament on Monday regarding their meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier this month aimed at improving strained EU-Turkey relations. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, Pool)
EU chief felt 'hurt,' 'alone' at meeting with Turkish leader

By Lorne Cook Apr. 26, 2021 01:04 PM EDT

Tarana Burke, founder and leader of the #MeToo movement, stands in her home in Baltimore on Oct. 13, 2020. Black women and girls are now the focus of several high-profile philanthropic initiatives as major donors look to address the racial wealth gap and the long-chronicled funding disparity for organizations serving minority women. Teresa Younger, who helped launch The Black Girl Freedom Fund and its 1Billion4BlackGirls campaign in September with other Black women in philanthropy and activism — including Me Too Founder Tarana Burke — said that donors should be cautious about making assumptions in their giving. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, file)
A philanthropic drive to aid Black women is gaining momentum

By Haleluya Hadero Apr. 22, 2021 11:14 AM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Saturday, March 20, 2021, floral tributes and messages surround the bandstand on Clapham Common in London after the nearby disappearance of Sarah Everard. A U.K. police watchdog said Tuesday March 30, 2021, that officers did not behave “in a heavy-handed manner” when they broke up a vigil for Sarah Everard, who disappeared while walking home in London and was later found murdered. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, FILE)
UK watchdog: Police acted correctly at vigil for slain woman

Mar. 30, 2021 07:59 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 7, 2018 file photo, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of U.N. Women, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in New York. The U.N. health agency and its partners have found in a new study released Tuesday, March 9, 2021 that nearly one in three women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes, calling the results a “horrifying picture” that requires action by government and communities alike. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, executive director of UN Women, called violence against women "the most widespread and persistent human rights violation that is not prosecuted.” (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
UN commission urges equality for women in decision-making

By Edith M. Lederer Mar. 27, 2021 01:47 AM EDT

European Council President Charles Michel speaks with EU leaders, via videoconference link, during a EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, March 25, 2021. European Union leaders are looking for ways of ramping up COVID-19 vaccination across the region during their virtual meeting Thursday amid shortage of doses, spikes of new coronavirus cases, a feud with the United Kingdom and internal quarrels. (Yves Herman, Pool via AP)
EU offers Turkey aid, trade help despite rights concerns

By Lorne Cook Mar. 25, 2021 06:19 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 7, 2018 file photo, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of U.N. Women, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in New York. The U.N. health agency and its partners have found in a new study released Tuesday, March 9, 2021 that nearly one in three women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes, calling the results a “horrifying picture” that requires action by government and communities alike. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, executive director of UN Women, called violence against women "the most widespread and persistent human rights violation that is not prosecuted.” (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
UN Women urges world to press gender equality post-pandemic

By Edith M. Lederer Mar. 23, 2021 01:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 8, 2021, photo, protesters chant slogans in front of police during a rally to mark the International Women's Day in Istanbul. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree early Saturday, March 20, 2021, annulling Turkey's ratification of the Istanbul Convention, a blow to women's rights advocates, who say the agreement is crucial to combating domestic violence. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)
Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women

By Zeynep Bilginsoy Mar. 20, 2021 11:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 7, 2018 file photo, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of U.N. Women, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in New York. The U.N. health agency and its partners have found in a new study released Tuesday, March 9, 2021 that nearly one in three women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes, calling the results a “horrifying picture” that requires action by government and communities alike. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, executive director of UN Women, called violence against women "the most widespread and persistent human rights violation that is not prosecuted.” (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
UN Women: COVID-19 is `most discriminatory crisis' for women

By Edith M. Lederer Mar. 15, 2021 08:06 PM EDT

A woman stands in Parliament Square holding a sign during a vigil to reflect on the murder of 33 year old marketing executive, Sarah Everard, in London, Monday, March 15, 2021. The British government is under pressure to do more to protect women and ensure the right to protest as Parliament prepares to debate a sweeping crime bill amid anger over the way police broke up a vigil for a young murder victim abducted on the streets of London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
UK police protest response stokes outrage before crime bill

By Danica Kirka Mar. 15, 2021 07:23 AM EDT