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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".
BBC16 October 2023
Africa
Kenya court exonerates healthcare provider and mother criminalised for abortion
The case dismissal affirms that abortion care is a fundamental right under the Constitution of Kenya and aligns with earlier court rulings declaring that arrest and prosecution of patients and providers is illegal.
AllAfrica29 September 2023
Africa
Two Ugandan males face death penalty for violating anti-gay law
Uganda last hanged a convict in 1999 and in 2005 formally scrapped the death penalty. But the anti-homosexuality law reintroduced the death penalty for the offense of aggravated homosexuality
VOA Africa31 August 2023
Europe
Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of six counts of rape
The jury failed to reach verdicts on one count of rape and one of attempted rape and a retrial will take place.
BBC13 January 2023
General
Aspects of anti-LGBTQ+ Bill may violate some fundamental human rights – Attorney-General
The anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, known rightly as the “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021”, seeks to criminalize LGBTQI+ activities and advocacy.
DL News17 November 2022
Africa
Lesotho: Death penalty for HIV rapists unconstitutional, top court rules
In particular, the court held that stipulating the death penalty for a convicted rapist, held to have known he was HIV positive at the time of the crime, infringed the constitutional right to freedom from discrimination and to a right to eq...
AllAfrica2 November 2022
Europe
UK: Woman suing Crown Prosecution Service after it dropped her rape case over claims she had sexsomnia
Sexsomnia is a rare sleep condition that causes people to engage in sexual activity while unconscious.
Sky News7 October 2022
Europe
Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy cleared of one count of rape as trial continues
Mendy, 28, was cleared of the rape of a 19-year-old woman in July last year at Chester Crown Court.
Sky News14 September 2022
Tech
New EU ruling could possibly change standards on sharing sensitive data, specifically involving data indirectly revealing one’s sexual orientation
Before this ruling, other data protection authorities such as the Spanish Data Protection Authority had divergent views stating that it did not find Grindr to have processed any special category of personal data
Lawyers Hub19 August 2022
Europe
Grandfather killer jailed in first TV sentencing in England and Wales
The arrival of TV cameras at the Old Bailey and other crown courts comes nine years after the move was first promised.
BBC29 July 2022
US
World Athletics Championships: Coach Rana Reider removed over unauthorised access
The US Centre for SafeSport is investigating multiple complaints of sexual misconduct against him
BBC18 July 2022
Europe
Manchester City footballer charged with two further counts of rape
The 40-year-old from Eccles has also been charged with two additional counts of rape and one of sexual assault and summonsed to appear at the court.
DL News16 November 2021
General
Our memorandum is not to legalise same-sex marriage-Akoto Ampaw
Mr Ampaw and 17 others, including Professor Emeritus Takyiwa Manu, Professor Kwame Karikari, Professor Audrey Gadzekpo, Dr. Kojo Asante, had submitted a memorandum to Parliament describing the anti-LGBTQI Bill laid before Parliament as “ins...
GNA28 October 2021
General
Akoto Ampaw describes Bagbin’s ruling on Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill as alien to Legislative procedure
On Monday, the speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon. Alban S.K. Bagbin ruled that deliberation and voting on the Anti LGBTQI+ Bill(Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill) will not be a secret vote but public.
DENNISLAW NEWS28 October 2021
General
Churches’ position on anti-LGBTQI bill betrays the teachings of Christ’ – Prof. Prempeh
The Church of Pentecost has also vowed to campaign vigorously against parliamentarians should they not see to it that the Bill is passed into law with immediate effect.
DL News9 October 2021
General
Catholic Bishops endorse anti-LGBTQ+ bill
The components of human rights according to the church include the right to life, personal liberty, freedom of thought, expression, religion, movement freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, language etc.
DL News8 October 2021
General
Opposing gay rights stance crowding good reasons-Kofi Abotsi
The Church whose members make up an estimated 10% of the country’s population has noted that parliamentarians are morally obliged to pass the laws that are of interest to the majority of Ghanaians.
8 October 2021
General
‘Their personal agendas won’t override the desire of the majority’ – Sam George on groups opposing Anti LGBTQ+ bill
They say if the bill is passed into law you cannot have this kind of conversation, that is incorrect and uninformed. What the bill criminalises is the advocacy for and promotion of LGBTQ.”
DL News5 October 2021
Courts
Unemployed sentenced for defiling eight year old step daughter
Prosecution said the sexual act, became unbearable for the victim.
DL News9 September 2021
US
R. Kelly trial: Woman says singer pressured her to have abortion August 24, 2021 33
Mr Kelly has not been charged with sex crimes related directly to the women’s testimony.
DL News24 August 2021