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Charges brought against five participants of “The Square-2010”
Charges have been leveled against DM Drozd, VV Loban, EV Secret, and SL Kazakov under part 2 of paragraph 293 of The Criminal Code of The Republic of Belarus (“Mass riots”). Charges have also been made against VA Matsukevich, who, according to reports
Updated: 04/04/2011 02:38P
OSCE Report Finds Turkey Is Holding 57 Journalists in Prison
The report found that most of the jailed journalists are imprisoned under articles of Turkey's anti-terror law relating to criminal code provisions on terrorist offences and organizations, or assisting members of or making propaganda in connection with
Updated: 04/04/2011 01:19P
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By Vitalii KNIAZHANSKY, The Day Though their progress may be unsteady, Ukraine's judicial and criminal justice reforms are underway. President Viktor Yanukovych says these reforms can't be delayed, for this would mean “not only protracting Ukraine's
Updated: 04/04/2011 12:53P
Kentucky schools getting safer, report states
The report shows that criminal law violations by students, which totaled 225 in 2005-2006, rose slightly over the next three years before returning to 225 in 2009-2010. Those violations include robbery, aggressive assault, larceny and vehicle theft.
Updated: 04/04/2011 12:39P
West Papua Report April 2011
Other democratic states around the world don't have such a law," he said. Many international organizations, including WPAT and ETAN have long called for the removal of these provisions from the Indonesian criminal code. The provisions date to the
Updated: 04/04/2011 11:16A
10 years gaol without charge
Mr Noble was accused as a 19-year old of sexual assault but was found to be mentally unfit to plead to any charge and has been imprisoned without conviction under the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused Act) 1996 for the last 10 years.
Updated: 04/04/2011 11:04A
Do burglars have human rights?
The court's judgment, delivered by the Lord Chief Justice, referred to the “longstanding, almost intuitive” belief that our homes are our castles, and cited Sir Edward Coke's Third Institute of the Laws of England in which he asserted that our homes
Updated: 04/04/2011 08:16A
South Africa: Govt, business urged to meet disabled employment targets
One of the main objectives of the Child Justice Act (Act No 75 of 2008) is to establish a criminal justice system for children who are in conflict with the law or are accused of committing criminal offences. It further ensures that children's cases are
Updated: 04/04/2011 08:16A
Housewife sentenced to two years jail for injuring co-wife
Nor Azmah who was represented by Rozita Mohamad from the Kedah Legal Aid Department, pleaded for a lenient sentence as she had admitted guilt, had no previous criminal record and had an 11-month-old child. According to Rozita, the accused was
Updated: 04/04/2011 07:34A
Leeds judge slams cash cuts
TOP judge Paul Hoffman used his retirement speech to claim severe budget reductions and legal restrictions are undermining the nation's justice system. In his retirement address, he attacked cash cuts for “depressing” British courts and
Updated: 04/04/2011 05:21A
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