women and children
Coverage of women and children in the Nexus archive.
- Rwanda: Experts Urge Detention Reforms to Protect Women, Children
Human rights experts warn that women and children in detention across Africa face risks such as inadequate reproductive healthcare, poor mental health support, separation from their children, and exposure to abuse. These issues arise in systems primarily designed to meet the needs of men.
- Hundreds of captives freed from Boko Haram mountain hideout
Hundreds of captives, including many women and children, were freed from a Boko Haram mountain hideout. The group was abducted in March from an area near Cameroon.
- Israeli strikes kill 11 people in Gaza City, medics say
Israeli aircraft struck at least four residential buildings in Gaza City, killing 11 people including women and children, according to medics. The attacks occurred in several areas of the city.
- Australia charges woman who returned from Syria with joining Islamic State
Australia has charged a woman for joining the Islamic State group after returning from Syria. The article notes that several groups of women and children who spent years in a Syrian camp have recently returned.
- Thousands held by paramilitary RSF in Sudan’s el-Fasher: NGO
Thousands of people, including hundreds of women and children, are detained by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan's el-Fasher, according to the Sudan Doctors Network. The NGO reports the detentions are part of ongoing conflict in the region.