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Tories pass controversial crime bill
“This will be welcomed, particularly by victims, those involved with law enforcement and, as we know, Canadians are supportive of what we are doing in this area.” While critics fear the bill will have little impact on reducing crime and may even harden
Updated: 03/13/2012 10:55A
The Top 10 Most Startling Facts About People of Color and Criminal Justice in
The war on drugs has been waged primarily in communities of color where people of color are more likely to receive higher offenses. According to the Human Rights Watch, people of color are no more likely to use or sell illegal drugs than whites,
Updated: 03/13/2012 10:52A
Canada passes controversial crime bill
OTTAWA, March 13 (UPI) -- Canada's Conservative majority government has forced a controversial crime and justice overhaul bill through Parliament that critics say no one can afford. Despite days of opposition procedural delays, Bill C-10 passed Monday
Updated: 03/13/2012 10:42A
Criminal MLAs: 'Our parties have become thick-skinned'
They have to follow the law of the land and there is no law, which bars candidates with pending criminal charges from contesting the election. Is there a role that the judiciary could play in this? Yes, there is a big role in fact.
Updated: 03/13/2012 10:40A
Disparities in School Discipline Move Students of Color Toward Prison
Pervasive racial discrimination at all levels of the criminal justice system has relegated record numbers of people of color to lengthy prison terms and the loss of their most basic civil rights. Severe school discipline policies—including zero
Updated: 03/13/2012 10:35A
Woman fails to quash conviction for falsely retracting rape claim
The court of appeal has refused to quash a criminal conviction against a mother of four young children who was jailed for falsely retracting an accusation of rape against her allegedly violent and abusive husband. Despite accepting that the 29-year-old
Updated: 03/13/2012 10:29A
Statement at the Human Rights Council on the International Commission of Inquiry
Human Rights Watch's research also confirms the Commission's conclusion that anti-Gaddafi forces "committed serious violations, including war crimes and breaches of international human rights law." We support the Commission's finding that crimes
Updated: 03/13/2012 10:27A
Judges poised to deliver International Criminal Court's landmark first ever
“Unfortunately, the Lubanga case was not a model in efficiency,” Scharf said. Part of the reason for the lengthy case was the court's groundbreaking rules allowing victims to participate in the trial. It has also been criticized for not including
Updated: 03/13/2012 10:12A
New board targets youth crime
Local youths who have had trouble with the law will soon be offered help aimed at reducing their chances of committing more crime. Councilwoman Arlanda Williams proposed reactivating the Children and Youth Planning Board, which disbanded a few years
Updated: 03/13/2012 10:03A
China to enact new secret detention law
By Jamil Anderlini in Beijing Dissidents and foreign businesspeople will be far more likely to be secretly detained in China if new provisions in criminal procedure law are adopted as expected, human rights groups warned on Tuesday.
Updated: 03/13/2012 09:48A
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