Law

Following pressure from the Catholic Church, the Reproductive Health Law has been put on hold…

Kay Haw asks for your voice in the campaign to make ecocide a crime in Europe.…

Vyvian Raoul calls for change in England and Wales to avoid more deaths like that of a homeless man outside an empty Kent bungalow.…

This post-riot crackdown is irrational and driven by fear, says Jody McIntyre.…

Rushed decisions, disproportionate sentences and collective punishments mean the post-riots legal process is on shaky ground, argues Peter Speller.…

Israeli military authorities dish out prison terms to minors as young as 12, says B'Tselem report.…

Israeli soldiers blocking women in labour from reaching medical care have caused deaths of at least 35 newborns and five mothers, says a new Lancet report.…

Indian Supreme Court drops sedition charges against human rights activist.…

Witnessing a murder in the street, Maya Prabhu regrets that in the absence of a reliable judicial system, ordinary Ugandans are taking the law into their own hands.…

Ignacio Ramonet wonders why the Spanish judicial system has turned against one of its own…