Africa
Senegal rejects attempt to toughen anti-gay laws
The bill would have lengthened the term to a maximum of 10 years and led to a threefold increase in the maximum fines.
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NIB reverts to BNI as parliament passes Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill
The legislation also removes the standalone office of Minister for National Security.
DL News
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Prison decongestion: A-G to lay two bills before Parliament
“I am treating both pieces of legislation as part of my priority legislation this year
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Africa
Nigerian Senate seeks to establish six more Law School campuses
Senators supported the Bill and approved that it be read for a second time when it was put to voice vote by Senate President Ahmad Lawan.
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Indian High Court grants divorce to husband on ground of cruelty after wife found to be adulterous
It was noted that after reconciling their differences and deciding to co-habit with each other after a long hiatus, the couple lived together hardly for 24 days, but the wife was found to be pregnant for over 40 days.
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Business
Uber to pay $9m in sex-assault report settlement
The settlement between Uber, CPUC, and the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (Rainn) brings to an end a dispute lasting almost two years, over whether Uber should hand over records about reported incidents involving its drivers.
BBC
Africa
Ministers warned about Rwanda's human rights, court told
Campaigners are challenging the Home Office's plan to send some cross-Channel migrants to Rwanda.
BBC
General
Interior Minister presents Community Sentencing bill to parliament
Introducing the bill in the House, Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak said the reform is designed to decongest prisons and reduce the cost of keeping low-level offenders behind bars.
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Full Text: The Legal Education Reform Bill
Under the Bill, professional legal education and training would move from the Ghana School of Law to accredited universities
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Courts
Driver jailed 15 years for defiling 13-year-old stepdaughter
Joseph Yankson is said to have taken advantage of the absence of the victim’s mother and defiled her twice.
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Parliament’s Human Rights Committee demands swift action to end witch hunts
In a statement on August 10, the Committee commended the relentless efforts of individuals, NGOs, and governments working to eliminate witchcraft accusations and related abuses in Ghana and beyond.
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CHRAJ demands urgent action on Anti-Witchcraft Bill after child abuse incident
CHRAJ Commissioner Joseph Whittal appealed during a forum on Wednesday, July 23, commemorating five years since the horrific mob lynching of Akua Denteh in Ghana’s Northern Region.
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Courts
Breaking:High Court orders Achimota School to admit Rasta student, Tyrone Marhguy
An Accra High Court has ordered Achimota School to admit two Rastafarian students it denied admission over their refusal to cut their dreadlocks.
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Courts
Farmer cagged three years for 'sleeping' with biological sister
Dziwornu, who pleaded guilty, attempted to explain his actions by blaming alcohol consumption. However, the court, presided over by Mr. Lambert Y. Keriba, dismissed the explanation as inadequate and formally entered a guilty plea against hi...
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Africa
Egypt arrests teenagers for harassing female tourists at pyramids
A prosecution statement said the boys were between 13 and 15 years old
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US
Prince Andrew settles US civil sex assault case with Virginia Giuffre
A letter filed to the US district court on Tuesday said the duke and Ms Giuffre had reached an out-of-court settlement.
BBC
Crime
Nursing officer remanded over alleged link to Ghana Jollof TikTok account
Salomey Awity Baffoe, 40, was remanded for two weeks as investigations continue into persons allegedly connected to the anonymous social media account.
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Twenty years after repeal of criminal libel law: Is the Ghanaian media free from ‘incarceration’?-Kofi Yeboah quizzesTwenty years after repeal of criminal libel law: Is the Ghanaian media free from ‘incarceration’?-Kofi Yeboah quizzes
The greatest enemy of the media under the current dispensation is irresponsibility and that must be fought on all fronts.
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Courts
Police attempt to arrest me unlawful: Sosu sues IGP
In the latest twist, the Member of Parliament has filed a suit at the High Court indicating that the attempt by two Police officers to publicly arrest and manhandle him amount to an act intended to impede and obstruct to the legitimate disc...
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Others
Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside of marriage
Under the new laws - which will also apply to foreigners visiting Bali and other Indonesian holiday destinations - unmarried couples can be jailed for up to a year for having sex.
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