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General
Defilement age should be extended to 17 years – Lawyer
“We cannot punish a person for an act which did not constitute an offence under the laws of Ghana, that is what the constitution says.
DL News5 September 2021
General
Prosecute men who impregnate teenage girls-Joyce Bawah to AG
According to statistics, last year, more than 100,000 girls were impregnated within the 10-month period, with 2,865 under the age of 15.
DL News3 September 2021
General
FDA warns against illegal, harmful body enhancement products
The FDA in a statement said its routine market surveillance and monitoring activities had found that body enhancement products were being advertised and sold with no authorization from the Authority and in contravention with the Public Heal...
DL News2 September 2021
Asia
Iran prisons chief apologises over leaked videos of Evin abuse
On Tuesday, Mr Haj-Mohammadi apologised publicly to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the country for the abuses seen in the videos.
DL News24 August 2021
Africa
Convicted ex-Chadian leader Hissène Habré dies
One of the most notorious detention centres in the capital N’Djamena was a converted swimming pool.
DL News24 August 2021
US
R. Kelly aide says he paid bribe for singer to marry Aaliyah
Even if he is acquitted, Mr Kelly still faces sex-related charges in Illinois and Minnesota, where he has also pleaded not guilty.
DL News22 August 2021
Courts
R. Kelly trial: Singer ‘knew I was underage’, accuser tells court
This case is not about a celebrity who likes to party a lot.”
DL News19 August 2021
Crime
Northern Regional Police arrest 22-year-old man for alleged fraud
According to the police, it has not received cooperation from the victims because of the embarrassing nature of the case.
DL News19 August 2021
US
R.Kelly wants charges for exposing partners to STD dropped
Kelly, one of the biggest R&B stars of the 1990s, has been in custody since July 2019.
DL News10 August 2021
Courts
False allegation of impotency valid ground for divorce-Delhi SC rules
The high court noted that the woman had been reinforcing the allegation of impotency throughout the litigation and these false accusations which could not be proved.
DL News10 August 2021
Africa
UN condemns child marriage in Zimbabwe as girl dies after giving birth
The apostolic churches, which shun hospitals, attract millions of followers with their promises to heal illnesses and deliver people from poverty.
DL News10 August 2021
US
Top aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigns amid scandal
The report found that Cuomo groped, kissed or made suggestive comments to 11 women in violation of the law.
DL News10 August 2021
General
Anti-LGBT Bill laid in Parliament
advocating for LGBQ rights would also be illegal under the bill, with activists facing jail sentences of between five and ten years.
DL News3 August 2021
General
Parliament to lay Anti-LGBT bill for the first time
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin had previously announced that Parliament was preparing itself to pass a new law that would criminalize homosexual activities in the country by the end of 2021.
DL News2 August 2021
Crime
Syria doctor living in Germany charged with crimes against humanity
The Office said the crimes were committed after the beginning of the opposition uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2011, where protesters were frequently arrested and tortured.
DL News30 July 2021
Africa
Mozambique prison prostitution exposé prompts inquiry
Mozambique’s Justice Minister is to investigate reports that staff at a women’s prison have been forcing inmates into prostitution.
DL News17 June 2021
Africa
South Africa Considers New Marriage Law That Will Allow Women Marry More Than One Man
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has proposed a new law that will allow women marry more than one husband, in the same way that polygamous men are allowed to marry more than one wife.
DL News10 May 2021
Africa
ICC sentences Ugandan rebel leader Ongwen to 25 years in prison
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier turned commander of the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, to 25 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
DL News7 May 2021
Africa
Kenya plans to ban romance between police officers
The move is aimed at reducing the high rate of crimes of passion among officers, the Interior Minister said at a televised ceremony taking place at a police college.
DL News5 May 2021
US
Former Google Engineer Opens Up: About Her Sexual Harrasment Ordeals At Google
I used to be a Google engineer. That often feels like the defining fact about my life. When I joined the company after college in 2015, it was at the start of a multiyear reign atop Forbes’s list of best workplaces.
DL News21 April 2021