A psychologist comments on the pop star Rihanna’s relationship with the singer Chris Brown.

Despite the news media’s outrage when Chris Brown assaulted Rihanna in 2009, many Rihanna fans have forgiven the pair’s recent reconciliation.

Legal Momentum, a legal defense and education fund for the rights of women and girls, responds to a front-page article.

Stronger state laws are needed to require abusers to surrender their guns.

The National Rifle Association and its allies are challenging states’ efforts to take guns away from domestic violence offenders who have been served with civil protection orders.

At a United Nations conference, Iran, Russia and the Vatican are working to block global standards protecting women against violence.

In all the complex arguments in the past few months in India on rape and violence against women, the paramount importance of consent has not been discussed nearly as much as it should be.

Many abduction cases are not black-and-white stories of evil parents stealing away children from a loving home but rather result from domestic abuse situations.

Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot by the sprinter Oscar Pistorius, had big plans for her newfound fame, including speaking about violence against women in South Africa, friends and family said.

A House vote to reauthorize the landmark Violence Against Women Act ended a battle that had highlighted problems Republicans are having with female voters.

The House will first consider a Republican version of the bill. If that fails, it will consider a Senate-passed version, which broadens the 1994 law.