The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill will boost the industry and trafficking and drive it underground
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Acting judge Tembeka Ngcukaitobi’s acquittal of a rape suspect has raised controversy, but legal experts say the fault lay with legislators and not the court
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Too many Nigerians are stuck in prison for longer than allowed by law – sometimes for crimes they did not commit
What was meant to be a sure-fire way to prevent criminals from sneaking into the force has been thwarted
Many students seem unaware of policies and lack the knowledge to name sexual violations as such
A proposed amendment to the Criminal Procedures Act might pave the way for former offenders to apply to have their criminal records expunged.
The law governing those deemed unfit to stand trial is being taken to the Constitutional Court.
A headscarf-wearing student faces a possible jail sentence of four and a half years for saying she does not like the state’s founding hero, Atatürk.