Africa
Ugandan court fines US couple for child cruelty
The compensation resulted from a plea deal, which led to the court dropping charges of aggravated trafficking and torture
BBC
Results for "Convention on Rights of Persons with Disability"
2707 results.
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing October 31- November 1, 2023
The particular cases up for consideration are civil motions, civil appeals, criminal appeals, and a chieftaincy appeal
DL News
Africa
Kenya's judiciary proposes abolishing death penalty, reduced sentences
Kenya's Chief Justice Martha Koome is seeking changes to certain laws drafted in 1930, before Kenya gained independence, that seek harsher penalties for capital offenders.
VOA Africa
Africa
Tanzania signs contested port deal with UAE firm
Under the agreement, Dubai Port (DP) World will run four berths or quays at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest port.
BBC
Tech
Australia fines X for failing to crack down on child abuse content
It comes after Mr Musk in a post last November said that "removing child exploitation is priority #1".
BBC
Courts
“I think she is an exquisite specimen of creation”: The ex-wife who shook the divorce proceedings
"I sat and watched Susan the ex-wife come in and go out of court. I think she is an exquisite specimen not only of womanhood but of creation itself. Twenty (20) years of her youthful and fruitful life is now wasted," the trial court observe...
DL News
Africa
Angolan TikToker jailed for 'insulting' President
Ana da Silva Miguel, popularly known as Neth Nahara, was initially sentenced by a court to six months in August. However, an appeals court ruled that the sentence was too lenient and raised it to two years.
BBC
General
When and when not to opt for arbitration
Some contracts favour arbitration as the favourable method of resolving a dispute, while others favour the option of litigation in the court as the simplest and quickest way to resolve the problem
Lawyer Monthly
Africa
Kenya's anti-gay bill proposes 50-year jail term
Dubbed the Family Protection Bill 2023, the draft law is recommending a ban on homosexuality, same-sex unions, and any LGBTQ activities and campaigns.
BBC
Courts
Promote us in line with special amnesty- 40 Police Chief Inspectors sue IGP
The plaintiffs aver that despite being in the service for at most 30 years now, their colleagues who are juniors have rather been granted the special amnesty and have thus been promoted.
DL News
General
Why lawyer wants only husbands’ property but not wives’ shared during divorce
According to him, this is one of the surest ways to save most marriages ‘which are tearing apart just because of issues of who is entitled to what.'
DL News
Tech
'Overwhelming consensus' on AI regulation - Musk
Tech bosses attending the meeting included Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Google boss Sundar Pichai.
BBC
Tech
AI and Copyright: GIMPA Law Dean calls for modernization of Ghana’s framework
He called for the amendment of the provisions of the Copyright Act to acknowledge the transformative nature of AI-generated content on copyrightable works
DL News
General
The departure which must itself be departed from-Comment on the Supreme Court Decision of GHANA TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. LTD & ANOR v ATTA VI.
This writer submits that the Ogyeadom case could never, as perceived by the Court, have settled the question whether or not the Court is jurisdictionally competent to entertain and grant an application for stay of execution pending the dete...
Thaddeus Sory Esq.
Europe
France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools
The rule will be applied as soon as the new school year starts on 4 September.
BBC
Europe
New Zealand brothers jailed over sexual assault of 18 women in unprecedented case
Two New Zealand brothers have been sentenced to 16 and a half and 17 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting 18 young women at the Christchurch restaurant and bar they managed
The Guardian
General
NIA dismisses 10 staff over allegations of extortion
"The allegations against the dismissed officers included demanding and accepting unauthorised fees from Ghana Card applicants, as well as manipulating the registration system for personal gain.
DL News
Others
Barbie movie banned in Kuwait as Lebanon moves to censor film for 'promoting homosexuality'
Barbie may have broken the $1bn box office mark worldwide, but its content has caused a backlash in some countries
Sky News
Africa
World bank halts public funding to Uganda over Anti-Homosexuality Law
The World Bank Group has said it will pause public financing to Uganda over the country's adoption of the Anti-Homosexuality law.
All Africa
Crime
Pastor arrested for alleged illegal mining at Twifo-Praso
He was arrested following a formal petition from the Minerals Commission alleging illegal mining activities in the area.
GNA