A state forest department has lifted a long-standing ban on women trekking to Agasthyarkoodam after the Kerala High Court revoked the ban in a landmark judgment on 30 November. Neyyar tribes are furious about the lifting of the ban because they believe the peak is the home of a celibate god, raising fears that local tribesmen could retaliate if women hike towards the mountaintop.

Vincenzo Spadafora, responsible for the government’s equal opportunities, said he was “bitterly disappointed” – saying it was “unacceptable for Italian football to turn a blind eye to this blatant discrimination”.

Increasing numbers of women are being secretly filmed on spy cameras as covert recording technology becomes cheaper and more readily available, experts have warned. However, experts say the hidden nature of the crime means most women will never be aware they have been captured on camera – and also makes it very difficult to accurately predict the scale of the problem.

Italy’s divorce law reforms put domestic violence victims in danger and pose a grave threat to women’s rights, a prominent lawyer in the country has warned. Marcelle Pirrone, a family lawyer who has been focusing on women in the criminal justice system for 30 years, said the new law being considered by parliament was against human rights law and the Italian constitution itself.

Baiq Nuril Maknun, 37, recorded a phone conversation with the head teacher of the school where she worked, who she accused of making repeated unwanted sexual advances. After a colleague used the audio to lodge an official complaint against the head teacher, Indonesia's top court convicted her of recording and spreading “indecent” material under the country's electronic information and transactions law.

New exclusive research by Unicef found 65 per cent of females in the Kibera slum – an area of the capital of Nairobi which is the largest urban slum in Africa – had traded sex for sanitary pads. The research found 54 per cent of Kenyan girls reported challenges with accessing menstrual hygiene management products and 22 per cent of girls of school attending age indicated they bought their own sanitary products.

"The last thing that women in Australia need now is another man in power telling us that we are responsible for violence against us," Ms Rice said. "Senator Anning's motion put the onus on women to go to extreme lengths to ensure our safety, where the priority must be to eradicate men's violence."